A Multimodal Assessment of the Genetic Control over Working Memory
Karlsgodt KH, Kochunov P, Winkler AM, Laird AR, Almasy L, Duggirala R, Olvera RL, Fox PT, Blangero J, Glahn DC. A Multimodal Assessment of the Genetic Control over Working Memory. Journal Of Neuroscience 2010, 30: 8197-8202. PMID: 20554870, PMCID: PMC2894480, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.0359-10.2010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnisotropyBrainBrain MappingDiffusion Magnetic Resonance ImagingFemaleHumansImage Processing, Computer-AssistedMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleMemory, Short-TermMexican AmericansMiddle AgedNerve Fibers, MyelinatedNeural PathwaysNeuropsychological TestsOxygenPedigreeYoung AdultConceptsMemory performanceComplex cognitive functionsHigher-level processesGray matter densityWorking memoryCognitive measuresResponse taskStructural magnetic resonanceGeneral intelligenceSuperior longitudinal fasciculusHuman participantsWhite matter tractsCognitive functionCognitive deficitsOnly performanceMultimodal assessmentBrain regionsMemoryCommon genetic factorsLongitudinal fasciculusMajor white matter tractsLevel processesMeasuresGray matter regionsCore componentGenetic control over the resting brain
Glahn DC, Winkler AM, Kochunov P, Almasy L, Duggirala R, Carless MA, Curran JC, Olvera RL, Laird AR, Smith SM, Beckmann CF, Fox PT, Blangero J. Genetic control over the resting brain. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 1223-1228. PMID: 20133824, PMCID: PMC2824276, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0909969107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDefault-mode functional connectivityDefault mode connectivityFunctional connectivityDefault mode networkGenetic factorsPosterior cingulate/precuneus regionBasal neural activityResting-state brain networksGray matter densityMedial prefrontal cortexLeft parahippocampal regionIntrinsic brain functionPsychiatric illnessNeurological illnessNeurophysiologic mechanismsAnatomic variationsRight cerebellumSuch illnessesParahippocampal regionBrain functionPrecuneus regionsPrefrontal cortexIllnessGenetic riskNeural activity