The brain-derived neurotrophic factor Val66Met polymorphism is associated with reduced functional magnetic resonance imaging activity in the hippocampus and increased use of caudate nucleus-dependent strategies in a human virtual navigation task

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 33, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 968-977

  Banner, Harrison ^a   Bhat, Venkataramana ^a   Etchamendy, Nicole ^a   Joober, Ridha ^a   Bohbot, Véronique D ^a  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

BDNF polymorphism; Caudate nucleus; FMRI; Hippocampus; Navigational strategy; Spatial memory

Indexed keywords

BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR GENE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HETEROZYGOTE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALLELES; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN-DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CAUDATE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952452629     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07550.x     Document Type: Article

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