Genes of the dopaminergic system selectively modulate top-down but not bottom-up attention

Cognitive, Affective and Behavioral Neuroscience

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 104-116

  Schneider, Katja Kerstin ^a   Schote, Andrea B ^a   Meyer, Jobst ^a   Frings, Christian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Polymorphism; Posner Cuing task; Selective visual attention; Stroop task

Indexed keywords

CATECHOL METHYLTRANSFERASE; COMT PROTEIN, HUMAN; DOPAMINE TRANSPORTER; SLC6A3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; STROOP TEST; TANDEM REPEAT; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CATECHOL O-METHYLTRANSFERASE; DOPAMINE PLASMA MEMBRANE TRANSPORT PROTEINS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; SPACE PERCEPTION; STROOP TEST; TANDEM REPEAT SEQUENCES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84923026077     PISSN: 15307026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3758/s13415-014-0320-9     Document Type: Article

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