Genetic Liability for Bipolar Disorder Is Characterized by Excess Frontal Activation in Response to a Working Memory Task
Biological PsychiatryPublished 21 June 2008
Dominique Drapier, Simon Surguladze, Nicolette Marshall, Katja Schulze, Adele Fern, Mei‐Hua Hall
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Left prefrontal hyperactivation during working memory is associated with genetic liability for bipolar disorder and represents a potential neurobiological endophenotype for the illness.
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Left prefrontal hyperactivation during working memory is associated with genetic liability for bipolar disorder and represents a potential neurobiological endophenotype for the illness.
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