Disposed to Distraction: Genetic Variation in the Cholinergic System Influences Distractibility But Not Time-on-Task Effects

Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1981-1991

  Berry, Anne S ^a   Demeter, Elise ^b   Sabhapathy, Surya ^c   English, Brett A ^d   Blakely, Randy D ^d   Sarter, Martin ^a   Lustig, Cindy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COTRANSPORTER; SLC5A7 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADULT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SLEEP;

ADULT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SLEEP; SYMPORTERS;

EID: 84905195127     PISSN: 0898929X     EISSN: 15308898     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/jocn_a_00607     Document Type: Article

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