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BDNF Val66Met Polymorphism Interacts with Sleep Consolidation to Predict Ability to Create New Declarative Memories.
The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience - 10 Aug 2016
Gosselin Nadia, De Beaumont Louis, Gagnon Katia, Baril Andrée-Ann, Mongrain Valérie, Blais Hélène, Montplaisir Jacques, Gagnon Jean-François, Pelleieux Sandra, Poirier Judes, Carrier Julie
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: It is hypothesized that a fundamental function of sleep is to restore an individual's day-to-day ability to learn and to constantly adapt to a changing environment through brain plasticity. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is among the key regulators that shape brain plasticity. However, advancing age and carrying the BDNF Met allele were both identified as factors that potentially reduce BDNF...
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