Effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on executive functions: Influence of COMT Val/Met polymorphism

Cortex

Volumn 49, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1801-1807

  Plewnia, Christian ^a   Zwissler, Bastian ^a   Längst, Isabella ^a   Maurer, Brigitte ^b   Giel, Katrin ^a   Krüger, Rejko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Brain stimulation; Dopamine; Executive functions; Genetics; Neurophysiology

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; GENOMIC DNA; METHIONINE; VALINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DNA EXTRACTION; DOPAMINE RELEASE; EVOKED RESPONSE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GENE INTERACTION; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPING TECHNIQUE; HOMOZYGOSITY; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARAMETERS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; RESPONSE TIME; TRANSCRANIAL DIRECT CURRENT STIMULATION;

EID: 84879460592     PISSN: 00109452     EISSN: 19738102     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cortex.2012.11.002     Document Type: Article

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