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Variation in the NMDA receptor 2B subunit gene GRIN2B is associated with differential language lateralization.
Behavioural brain research - 20 Nov 2011
Ocklenburg Sebastian, Arning Larissa, Hahn Constanze, Gerding Wanda M, Epplen Jörg T, Güntürkün Onur, Beste Christian
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Variations in the N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor 2B subunit gene (GRIN2B) have been associated with schizophrenia, a psychiatric disorder associated with reduced left-hemispheric language dominance. Here, we investigated, whether different polymorphisms in GRIN2B influence language lateralization and handedness in healthy individuals. In a cohort of 424 genetically unrelated participants we found significant...
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