Neural Substrates of Executive Dysfunction in Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS): A Brain Potential Study

Cerebral Cortex

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2657-2666

  Yang, Jin Chen ^a   Chan, Shiao Hui ^b   Khan, Sara ^c   Schneider, Andrea ^a,d   Nanakul, Rawi ^a   Teichholtz, Sara ^a   Niu, Yu Qiong ^a   Seritan, Andreea ^c   Tassone, Flora ^a,d   Grigsby, Jim ^e   Hagerman, Paul J ^a   Hagerman, Randi J ^a,d   Olichney, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

attention; executive function; FMR1; P300; working memory

Indexed keywords

FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BRAIN MAPPING; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FRAGILE X ASSOCIATED TREMOR ATAXIA SYNDROME; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; LATENT PERIOD; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRINUCLEOTIDE REPEAT; WORKING MEMORY;

ATTENTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FMR1; P300; WORKING MEMORY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ATTENTION; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBRAL CORTEX; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X MENTAL RETARDATION PROTEIN; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84885922588     PISSN: 10473211     EISSN: 14602199     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhs251     Document Type: Article

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