Dopamine Modulates Effective Connectivity in Frontal Cortex

DA Vogelsang, DJ Furman, DE Nee… - Journal of cognitive …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
There is increasing evidence that the left lateral frontal cortex is hierarchically organized
such that higher-order regions have an asymmetric top–down influence over lower order …

Striatal dopamine synthesis and cognitive flexibility differ between hormonal contraceptive users and nonusers

CM Taylor, DJ Furman, AS Berry, RL White III… - Cerebral …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
In rodents and nonhuman primates, sex hormones are powerful modulators of dopamine
(DA) neurotransmission. Yet less is known about hormonal regulation of the DA system in …

The Interaction of LAMA2 and Duration of Illness Affects the Thickness of the Right Transverse Temporal Gyrus in Major Depressive Disorder

G Chen, L Li, T Sun, C Jiang, W Xu… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Depression is a heritable brain disorder. Laminin genes were recently identified
to affect the brain's overall thickness through neurogenesis, differentiation, and migration in …

Impact of comt, prodh and disc1 genetic variants on cognitive performance of patients with schizophrenia

I Fricke-Galindo, BE Pérez-Aldana… - Archives of Medical …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Cognitive impairment in schizophrenia (SCZ) is a core feature, relevant for the
disease prognosis and functional capacity of the patients. It has also been identified as an …

Interaction between COMT Val158Met polymorphism and childhood trauma predicts risk for depression in men

J Xavier, CR Bastos, L Camerini… - International Journal …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Depression is a disabling illness with complex etiology. While the catechol‐O‐
methyltransferase (COMT) gene, in particular the functional Val158Met polymorphism, has …