Molecular genetics of human cognition.
Our understanding of the molecular underpinnings of human cognition has been greatly aided by the convergent synergy of clinical, genetic, and signaling research. By identifying the mutated genes that give rise to syndromes of mental retardation or cognitive defects in patients, and by placing the associated gene products within signaling networks, researchers are piecing together how learning occurs and how memories are formed and sustained.
Division of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine 1 Baylor Plaza, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Edwin J
EJ
Weeber
Jonathan M
JM
Levenson
J David
JD
Sweatt
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