2013
The Genetics of Creativity: The Generative and Receptive Sides of the Creativity Equation
Barbot B, Tan M, Grigorenko E. The Genetics of Creativity: The Generative and Receptive Sides of the Creativity Equation. 2013, 71-94. DOI: 10.7551/mitpress/9747.003.0008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNeural bases of creativityNeural basisStudy of intelligenceNeuroimaging studiesNeuroscientific perspectiveNeuroscientific approachMental illnessStudy of creativitySystems neuroscienceBrain damageClinical interventionsScientific study of creativityNeurodegenerative conditionsPsychopathologyVisual artsNeuroimagingCreativityNeuroscienceReception sideBrainIllnessIntelligenceHeritability
2012
The COMT Val/Met polymorphism is associated with reading‐related skills and consistent patterns of functional neural activation
Landi N, Frost SJ, Mencl WE, Preston JL, Jacobsen LK, Lee M, Yrigollen C, Pugh KR, Grigorenko EL. The COMT Val/Met polymorphism is associated with reading‐related skills and consistent patterns of functional neural activation. Developmental Science 2012, 16: 13-23. PMID: 23278923, PMCID: PMC3655431, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2012.01180.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFunctional neural activationCOMT Val/Met polymorphismVal/Met polymorphismNeural activationReading-related skillsHigher-order cognitionMet polymorphismGood readersReading measuresReading skillsAdequate intelligenceCognitionSkillsCOMT geneBroad effectsIndividualsConsistent patternIntelligenceReadingChildrenAdultsDisabilityMeasuresRs4680Substantial portion