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BDNF Val66Met polymorphism and goal-directed behavior in healthy elderly - evidence from auditory distraction.
NeuroImage - 1 Jan 2013
Getzmann Stephan, Gajewski Patrick D, Hengstler Jan G, Falkenstein Michael, Beste Christian
Abstract excerpt
Aging affects the ability to focus attention on a given task and to ignore distractors. These functions subserve response control processes for which fronto-striatal networks have been shown to play an important role. Within these networks, the brain-derived-neurotrophic-factor (BDNF), which is known to underlie aging effects, plays a pivotal role. We investigated how cognitive subprocesses constituting a cycle...
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