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Variations in 5-HT2A influence spatial cognitive abilities and working memory.
The Canadian journal of neurological sciences. Le journal canadien des sciences neurologiques - 1 Mar 2011
Gong Pingyuan, Li Jing, Wang Jian, Lei Xu, Chen Dongmei, Zhang Kejin, Zhang Wenjiang, Zhen Anyuan, Gao Xiaocai, Zhang Fuchang
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BACKGROUND: 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 2A (5-HT2A) participates in diverse psychiatric disorders by regulating the activity of serotonin. Some previous studies have also suggested that the receptor is involved in cognitive abilities of disease groups. We hypothesize that some functional genetic variants in 5-HT2A have certain specific influences on cognitive abilities in a normal population. METHOD: To confirm...
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