BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 230-237 , October 2010

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene polymorphisms shape cortical plasticity in humans

  • Andrea Antal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence: Andrea Antal, PhD, Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Georg-August University, Robert-Koch-Str. 40, 37075 Göttingen, Germany.
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  • Leila Chaieb

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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  • Vera Moliadze

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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  • Katia Monte-Silva

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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  • Csaba Poreisz

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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  • Nivethida Thirugnanasambandam

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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  • Michael A. Nitsche

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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  • Moneef Shoukier

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Human Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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  • Harald Ludwig

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Human Genetics, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany
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  • Walter Paulus

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Georg-August University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany

Received 19 October 2009 ,Revised 8 December 2009 ,Accepted 16 December 2009.

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 This study was initiated and funded by an unrestricted grant awarded by the Rose Foundation (L.C./W.P.) and by the Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Göttingen (V.M./W.P.) (BMBF 01GQ0782).

PII: S1935-861X(09)00112-0

doi: 10.1016/j.brs.2009.12.003

BRAIN STIMULATION: Basic, Translational, and Clinical Research in Neuromodulation
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 230-237 , October 2010

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