No association of the BDNF val66met polymorphism with implicit associative vocabulary and motor learning.

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) has been suggested to play a major role in plasticity, neurogenesis and learning in the adult brain. The BDNF gene contains a common val66met polymorphism associated with decreased activity-dependent excretion of BDNF and a potential influence on behaviour, m...

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Main Authors: Nils Freundlieb, Stephan Philipp, Susanne A Schneider, Norbert Brüggemann, Christine Klein, Christian Gerloff, Friedhelm C Hummel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23152767/?tool=EBI