Theory of mind and the social brain: Implications for understanding the genetic basis of schizophrenia

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 104-117

  Martin, A K ^a   Robinson, G ^a   Dzafic, I ^a   Reutens, D ^a   Mowry, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

22q deletion syndrome, ZNF804A; Behavior; COMT; Copy number variants; DAOA; Endophenotype; Genetics; Mutations, neurexin; Neuroimaging; OXTR, phenotype; Psychiatry; Schizophrenia; Single nucleotide polymorphisms; Social cognition; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ALLELE; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CELL ACTIVATION; CHROMOSOME 22Q; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; ENDOPHENOTYPE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FUNCTIONAL MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THEORY OF MIND;

22Q DELETION SYNDROME, ZNF804A; BEHAVIOR; COMT; COPY NUMBER VARIANTS; DAOA; ENDOPHENOTYPE; GENETICS; MUTATIONS, NEUREXIN; NEUROIMAGING; OXTR, PHENOTYPE; PSYCHIATRY; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISMS; SOCIAL COGNITION; THEORY OF MIND;

BRAIN; GENOME, HUMAN; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 84891625776     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12066     Document Type: Article

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