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The Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism Moderates an Effect of Physical Activity...

The Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism Moderates an Effect of Physical Activity...

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The Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism Moderates an Effect of Physical Activity on Working Memory Performance

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Full title

The Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism Moderates an Effect of Physical Activity on Working Memory Performance

Publisher

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

Journal title

Psychological science, 2013-09, Vol.24 (9), p.1770-1779

Language

English

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Publisher

Los Angeles, CA: SAGE Publications

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Contents

Physical activity enhances cognitive performance, yet individual variability in its effectiveness limits its widespread therapeutic application. Genetic differences might be one source of this variation. For example, carriers of the methionine-specifying (Met) allele of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) Val66Met polymorphism have reduced...

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Full title

The Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Val66Met Polymorphism Moderates an Effect of Physical Activity on Working Memory Performance

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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3947596

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_3947596

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ISSN

0956-7976

E-ISSN

1467-9280

DOI

10.1177/0956797613480367

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