Gene, brains, and environment-genetic neuroimaging of depression

Current Opinion in Neurobiology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 133-142

  Northoff, Georg ^a  

^a ROYAL OTTAWA HEALTH CARE GROUP   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; BRAIN DERIVED NEUROTROPHIC FACTOR; CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; CYCLIC AMP RESPONSIVE ELEMENT BINDING PROTEIN; GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR; GLUTAMIC ACID;

5 HTTLPR GENE; AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; BDNF GENE; BRAIN DEPTH STIMULATION; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; COMT GENE; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; CREB1 GENE; CRHR1 GENE; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GABA GENE; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MAPPING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CORRELATES OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITIONS OF BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR; GENETIC REGULATION; GENOTYPE ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GLUTAMATE GENE; HTR1A GENE; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIFE EVENT; MAOA GENE; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PHENOTYPIC VARIATION; PREGENUAL ANTERIOR CINGULATE CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SLC6A4 GENE; TRYPTOPHANHYDROXYLASE 2 GENE;

BRAIN; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER, MAJOR; GENE-ENVIRONMENT INTERACTION; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SEROTONIN;

EID: 84872835192     PISSN: 09594388     EISSN: 18736882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2012.08.004     Document Type: Review

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