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BDNF Val66Met Polymorphism Influences Visuomotor Associative Learning and the Sensitivity to Action Observation.
Scientific reports - 5 Oct 2016
Taschereau-Dumouchel Vincent, Hétu Sébastien, Michon Pierre-Emmanuel, Vachon-Presseau Etienne, Massicotte Elsa, De Beaumont Louis, Fecteau Shirley, Poirier Judes, Mercier Catherine, Chagnon Yvon C, Jackson Philip L
Abstract excerpt
Motor representations in the human mirror neuron system are tuned to respond to specific observed actions. This ability is widely believed to be influenced by genetic factors, but no study has reported a genetic variant affecting this system so far. One possibility is that genetic variants might interact with visuomotor associative learning to configure the system to respond to novel observed actions. In this...
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