Common Gene May Increase Risk of Mental Illness
Yesterday at a NIH lecture, Daniel R. Weinberger, M.D, explained how a common version of a gene shapes the efficiency of the brain’s prefrontal cortex ��� hub of “executive” functions like reasoning, planning and impulse control ��� and increases risk for mental illness. The information was presented at the G. Burroughs Mider Lecture, “Complex Genetics in the Human Brain: Lessons from COMT” at The National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland. If you were unable to attend, you can view the lecture as a videocast .
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