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    Brain Res. 2000 Sep 22;877(2):367-70.

    Functional brain activation during cognition is related to FMR1 gene expression.

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    Department of Psychiatry, 401 Quarry Road, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA 94305-5719, USA. memon@stanford.edu

    Abstract

    Fragile X syndrome, the most common known cause of inherited mental retardation, is caused by alterations of the FMR1 gene encoding the FMRP protein. We investigated the relation between FMRP protein levels and functional brain activation during a working memory task. Our study provides the first evidence for a relation between FMR1 gene expression and neural activity during higher-order cognition. More broadly, our findings provide the first demonstration of how gene-brain-behavior investigations can help to bridge the gap between molecular and systems neuroscience.

    PMID:
    10986352
    [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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