The role of prefrontal cortex in cognitive control and executive function

NP Friedman, TW Robbins - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Concepts of cognitive control (CC) and executive function (EF) are defined in terms
of their relationships with goal-directed behavior versus habits and controlled versus …

The genetics of human ageing

D Melzer, LC Pilling, L Ferrucci - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2020 - nature.com
The past two centuries have witnessed an unprecedented rise in human life expectancy.
Sustaining longer lives with reduced periods of disability will require an understanding of the …

Multivariate analysis of 1.5 million people identifies genetic associations with traits related to self-regulation and addiction

R Karlsson Linnér, TT Mallard, PB Barr… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Behaviors and disorders related to self-regulation, such as substance use, antisocial
behavior and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, are collectively referred to as …

Single-cell transcriptomic analysis of Alzheimer's disease

H Mathys, J Davila-Velderrain, Z Peng, F Gao… - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
Alzheimer's disease is a pervasive neurodegenerative disorder, the molecular complexity of
which remains poorly understood. Here, we analysed 80,660 single-nucleus transcriptomes …

Brain cell type–specific enhancer–promoter interactome maps and disease-risk association

A Nott, IR Holtman, NG Coufal, JCM Schlachetzki, M Yu… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Noncoding genetic variation is a major driver of phenotypic diversity, but functional
interpretation is challenging. To better understand common genetic variation associated with …

Genome-wide association studies of brain imaging phenotypes in UK Biobank

LT Elliott, K Sharp, F Alfaro-Almagro, S Shi, KL Miller… - Nature, 2018 - nature.com
The genetic architecture of brain structure and function is largely unknown. To investigate
this, we carried out genome-wide association studies of 3,144 functional and structural brain …

Genome-wide association analysis of 19,629 individuals identifies variants influencing regional brain volumes and refines their genetic co-architecture with cognitive …

B Zhao, T Luo, T Li, Y Li, J Zhang, Y Shan, X Wang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Volumetric variations of the human brain are heritable and are associated with many brain-
related complex traits. Here we performed genome-wide association studies (GWAS) of 101 …

Using common genetic variation to examine phenotypic expression and risk prediction in 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome

RW Davies, AM Fiksinski, EJ Breetvelt, NM Williams… - Nature medicine, 2020 - nature.com
Abstract The 22q11. 2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is associated with a 20–25% risk of
schizophrenia. In a cohort of 962 individuals with 22q11DS, we examined the shared …

Genetic variation, brain, and intelligence differences

IJ Deary, SR Cox, WD Hill - Molecular psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Individual differences in human intelligence, as assessed using cognitive test scores, have a
well-replicated, hierarchical phenotypic covariance structure. They are substantially stable …

A large-scale genome-wide cross-trait analysis reveals shared genetic architecture between Alzheimer's disease and gastrointestinal tract disorders

EO Adewuyi, EK O'Brien, DR Nyholt, T Porter… - Communications …, 2022 - nature.com
Consistent with the concept of the gut-brain phenomenon, observational studies suggest a
relationship between Alzheimer's disease (AD) and gastrointestinal tract (GIT) disorders; …