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Computational dissection of human episodic memory reveals mental process-specific genetic profiles.

  • Luksys G Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, CH-4055, Basel, Switzerland; eurogedi@hotmail.com andreas.papas@unibas.ch dominique.dequervain@unibas.ch.
  • Fastenrath M Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, CH-4055, Basel, Switzerland;
  • Coynel D Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, CH-4055, Basel, Switzerland;
  • Freytag V Division of Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, CH-4055, Basel, Switzerland;
  • Gschwind L Division of Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, CH-4055, Basel, Switzerland;
  • Heck A Division of Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, CH-4055, Basel, Switzerland;
  • Jessen F Department of Psychiatry, University of Cologne, D-50937, Cologne, Germany; German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, D-53175, Bonn, Germany;
  • Maier W German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, D-53175, Bonn, Germany; Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, D-53105, Bonn, Germany;
  • Milnik A Division of Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, CH-4055, Basel, Switzerland; University Psychiatric Clinics, University of Basel, CH-4012, Basel, Switzerland;
  • Riedel-Heller SG Institute of Social Medicine, Occupational Health and Public Health, University of Leipzig, D-04103, Leipzig, Germany;
  • Scherer M Center for Psychosocial Medicine, Department of Primary Medical Care, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, D-20246, Hamburg, Germany;
  • Spalek K Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, CH-4055, Basel, Switzerland;
  • Vogler C Division of Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, CH-4055, Basel, Switzerland; University Psychiatric Clinics, University of Basel, CH-4012, Basel, Switzerland;
  • Wagner M German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, D-53175, Bonn, Germany; Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, D-53105, Bonn, Germany;
  • Wolfsgruber S German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, D-53175, Bonn, Germany; Department of Psychiatry, University of Bonn, D-53105, Bonn, Germany;
  • Papassotiropoulos A Division of Molecular Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, CH-4055, Basel, Switzerland; University Psychiatric Clinics, University of Basel, CH-4012, Basel, Switzerland; Life Sciences Training Facility, Biozentrum, University of Basel, CH-4056, Basel, Switzerland; Transfaculty Research Platform, University of Basel, CH-4055, Basel, Switzerland eurogedi@hotmail.com andreas.papas@unibas.ch dominique.dequervain@unibas.ch.
  • de Quervain DJ Division of Cognitive Neuroscience, Department of Psychology, University of Basel, CH-4055, Basel, Switzerland; University Psychiatric Clinics, University of Basel, CH-4012, Basel, Switzerland; Transfaculty Research Platform, University of Basel, CH-4055, Basel, Switzerland eurogedi@hotmail.com andreas.papas@unibas.ch dominique.dequervain@unibas.ch.
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  • 2015-08-12
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  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. - 2015
computational model
frontal lobe
functional neuroimaging
gene set enrichment analysis
learning and memory
Adult
Computational Biology
Female
Healthy Volunteers
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Male
Memory
Mental Processes
Young Adult
English Episodic memory performance is the result of distinct mental processes, such as learning, memory maintenance, and emotional modulation of memory strength. Such processes can be effectively dissociated using computational models. Here we performed gene set enrichment analyses of model parameters estimated from the episodic memory performance of 1,765 healthy young adults. We report robust and replicated associations of the amine compound SLC (solute-carrier) transporters gene set with the learning rate, of the collagen formation and transmembrane receptor protein tyrosine kinase activity gene sets with the modulation of memory strength by negative emotional arousal, and of the L1 cell adhesion molecule (L1CAM) interactions gene set with the repetition-based memory improvement. Furthermore, in a large functional MRI sample of 795 subjects we found that the association between L1CAM interactions and memory maintenance revealed large clusters of differences in brain activity in frontal cortical areas. Our findings provide converging evidence that distinct genetic profiles underlie specific mental processes of human episodic memory. They also provide empirical support to previous theoretical and neurobiological studies linking specific neuromodulators to the learning rate and linking neural cell adhesion molecules to memory maintenance. Furthermore, our study suggests additional memory-related genetic pathways, which may contribute to a better understanding of the neurobiology of human memory.
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