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AUTHOR
Oliver Pogarell
Cannabiskonsum zum Freizeitgebrauch
Zur gezielten Aufnahme, Verarbeitung und Speicherung der komplexen sensorischen Informationen unserer Umwelt benotigen wir kognitive Fahigkeiten. Unter „Kognition” versteht man dabei eine Vielzahl bewusster sowie unbewusster neuronaler Prozesse des Gehirns, die bei der Verarbeitung externer und interner Informationen ablaufen.
Possible association between OPRM1 genetic variance at the 118 locus and alcohol dependence in a large treatment sample: relationship to alcohol dependence symptoms.
Background Several lines of evidence from previous research indicate that opioid receptors play an important role in ethanol reinforcement and alcohol dependence (AD) risk. Conflicting results were reported on the role of the mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) polymorphism A118G (Asn40Asp, rs1799971) in the development of alcoholism. Methods We investigated a total number of 1,845 alcohol-dependent subjects recruited from inpatient facilities in Germany and 1,863 controls for the mu-opioid receptor (OPRM1) polymorphism using chi-square statistics. Results An association between the OPRM variant and AD was detected (p = 0.022), in recessive (AA vs. GA/GG) and co-dominant (AA vs. GA) models of inheri…