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Monoamine Oxidase-A Genetic Variations Influence Brain Activity Associated with Inhibitory Control: New Insight into the Neural Correlates of Impulsivity
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Background Previous evidence has shown that genetic variations in the serotonergic system contribute to individual differences in personality traits germane to impulse control. The monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) gene, coding for an enzyme primarily involved in serotonin and noradrenaline catabolism, presents a well-characterized functional polymorphism consisting of a variable number of tandem repeats in the promoter region, with high-activity and low-activity variants. High-activity allele carriers have higher enzyme expression, lower amine concentration, and present higher scores on behavioral measures of impulsivity than low-activity allele carriers.Methods We studied the relationship of this polymorphism to brain activity elicited by a response inhibition task (Go/NoGo task), using blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging in 24 healthy men.Results Direct comparison between groups revealed a greater BOLD response in the right ventrolateral prefrontal cortex (Brodmann's area [BA] 45/47) in high-activity allele carriers, whereas a greater response in the right superior parietal cortex (BA 7) and bilateral extrastriate cortex (BA 18) was found in low-activity allele carriers.Conclusions These data suggest that a specific genetic variation involving serotonergic catabolism can modulate BOLD response associated with human impulsivity.
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“Polymorphisms of the MAO-A gene, which increase MAO-A activity, were associated with increased activity in the right IFG and ACC and decreased activity in the superior parietal cortex during action restraint (Passamonti et al., 2006).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Passamonti, L., Fera, F., Magariello, A., Cerasa, A., Gioia, M. C., Muglia, M., Nicoletti, G., Gallo, O., Provinciali, L., & Quattrone, A.
- Affiliations
- Marche Polytechnic University (IT)
- Institute of Neurological Sciences (IT)
- Magna Graecia University (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Fera, Francesco
- ORCID
- Venue
- Biological Psychiatry
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Published
- 2006-02
- Volume
- 59
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 334-340
- ISSN
- 0006-3223 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2047503618
- Cited by
- 167
- References
- 54
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- FWCI
- 3.73
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Biological Psychiatry (publishedVersion)
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- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Neural and Behavioral Psychology Studies
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual Offending
- Keywords
- monoamine oxidase A, MAOA gene, variable number tandem repeats, impulsivity, inhibitory control, response inhibition, go/no-go task, ventrolateral prefrontal cortex, serotonergic system, neural correlates, genetic polymorphism, BOLD signal
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Adult, Alleles, Brain, Brain Mapping, DNA, Genotype, Humans, Impulsive Behavior, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Male, Monoamine Oxidase, Oxygen, Polymorphism, Genetic, Genetic Variation, Visual Cortex, Prefrontal Cortex, Minisatellite Repeats
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