Performance in working memory and attentional control is associated with the rs2180619 SNP in the CNR1 gene

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 173-178

  Ruiz Contreras, A E ^a,b   Carrillo Sanchez K ^c   Ortega Mora, I ^a   Barrera Tlapa, M A ^a   Roman Lopez T V ^a   Rosas Escobar, C B ^a   Flores Barrera, L ^a   Caballero Sanchez U ^a   Munoz Torres Z ^a   Romero Hidalgo, S ^c   Hernandez Morales S ^c   Gonzalez Barrios J A ^d   Vadillo Ortega, F ^b   Mendez Diaz M ^b   Aguilar Roblero, R ^e   Prospero Garcia O ^b  

^a Lab Neurogenómica Cognitiva   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MEDICINA GENÓMICA   (Mexico)

^d HOSPITAL REGIONAL 1 DE OCTUBRE   (Mexico)

^e INSTITUTO DE FISIOLOGÍA CELULAR   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Attention; CB1; CNR1; Endocannabinoid system; Individual differences; Rs2180619; Working memory

Indexed keywords

CANNABINOID RECEPTOR; CANNABINOID RECEPTOR 1; ENDOCANNABINOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ALLELE; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CNR1 GENE; COGNITION; FEMALE; GENE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; INFORMATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESSING; RISK; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; WORKING MEMORY; YOUNG ADULT;

ATTENTION; CB1; CNR1; ENDOCANNABINOID SYSTEM; INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES; RS2180619; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; ATTENTION; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTOR, CANNABINOID, CB1;

EID: 84893017300     PISSN: 16011848     EISSN: 1601183X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12097     Document Type: Article

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