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Evidence of MAOA genotype involvement in spatial ability in males.
Behavioural brain research - 1 Jul 2014
Mueller Sven C, Cornwell Brian R, Grillon Christian, Macintyre Jessica, Gorodetsky Elena, Goldman David, Pine Daniel S, Ernst Monique
Abstract excerpt
Although the monoamine oxidase-A (MAOA) gene has been linked to spatial learning and memory in animal models, convincing evidence in humans is lacking. Performance on an ecologically-valid, virtual computer-based equivalent of the Morris Water Maze task was compared between 28 healthy males with the low MAOA transcriptional activity and 41 healthy age- and IQ-matched males with the high MAOA transcriptional...
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