2019
Dissociable Catecholaminergic Modulation of Visual Attention: Differential Effects of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase and Dopamine Beta-Hydroxylase Genes on Visual Attention
Shalev N, Vangkilde S, Neville M, Tunbridge E, Nobre A, Chechlacz M. Dissociable Catecholaminergic Modulation of Visual Attention: Differential Effects of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase and Dopamine Beta-Hydroxylase Genes on Visual Attention. Neuroscience 2019, 412: 175-189. PMID: 31195057, PMCID: PMC6645579, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2019.05.068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContinuous performance taskSustained attentionVisual attentionAttentional functionsAttentional selectionPerformance tasksEffects of catechol-O-methyltransferaseGo/No-Go taskDopamine beta-hydroxylase geneBehaviorally relevant visual informationThreshold of visual perceptionCatechol-O-methyltransferaseResponse inhibitionGo/No-GoIgnoring distractionsGenotype statusCatecholaminergic activityGroup differencesTask performanceRelevant visual informationGenes COMTBeta-hydroxylase geneCOMTDifferential effectsDopamine
2018
Dissociable effects of the apolipoprotein-E (APOE) gene on short- and long-term memories
Zokaei N, Čepukaitytė G, Board A, Mackay C, Husain M, Nobre A. Dissociable effects of the apolipoprotein-E (APOE) gene on short- and long-term memories. Neurobiology Of Aging 2018, 73: 115-122. PMID: 30342272, PMCID: PMC6261846, DOI: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2018.09.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term memoryFunction of apolipoproteinsLong-term memory impairmentLong-term memory performanceMeasures of reportingPreclinical Alzheimer's diseasePhenotypic effectsMemory advantageNeural underpinningsItem identityMemory impairmentMemory performanceMeasure memoryShort-term memoryAlzheimer's diseaseDissociative effectsE4 alleleEffect of genotypeE4 carriersAllelesMemoryObject locationGenotypesApolipoproteinShort-