Neurological Correlates

A Neuroscience Tabloid of Dysfunctional Behavior – Mostly Psychopaths, Narcissists, Obesity and Addiction

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Antisocial Genetic Type for ADHD has genetic variant for using up dopamine more quickly than normal

February 7th, 2008 · 3 Comments

About 3000+ children diagnosed with ADHD were then tracked for many years to see if they developed antisocial behavior. The children were also genotyped as to a particular gene, the catechol O-methyltransferase gene (COMT) gene. The COMT gene is known to have variants associated with schizophrenia and other conditions involving trouble with cognition. Lo and [...]

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Tags: ADHD · Analytical methods · Behavior · Conditions or Diagnosis · Genetics and heredity