Executive functions and selective attention are favored in middle-aged healthy women carriers of the Val/Val genotype of the catechol-o-methyltransferase gene: a behavioral genetic study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cognitive deficits such as poor memory, the inability to concentrate, deficits in abstract reasoning, attention and set-shifting flexibility have been reported in middle-aged women. It has been suggested that cognitive decline may be...

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Main Authors: Gutiérrez-Muñoz Mayra, Morado-Crespo Lisette, Pérez-Luque Elva, Solís-Ortiz Silvia
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-10-01
Series:Behavioral and Brain Functions
Online Access:http://www.behavioralandbrainfunctions.com/content/6/1/67