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APOE e4 polymorphism in young adults is associated with improved attention and indexed by distinct neural signatures.
NeuroImage - 15 Jan 2013
Rusted J M, Evans S L, King S L, Dowell N, Tabet N, Tofts P S
Abstract excerpt
The APOE e4 allele, which confers an increased risk of developing dementia in older adulthood, has been associated with enhanced cognitive performance in younger adults. An objective of the current study was to compare task-related behavioural and neural signatures for e4 carriers (e4+) and non-e4 carriers (e4-) to help elucidate potential mechanisms behind such cognitive differences. On two measures of...
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