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The accumulated data provide particular support for DISC1 , DTNBP1 , NRG1 , and RGS4 . Each of these genes has received support from multiple lines of evidence with imperfect consistency: 1) The case for each of these as a candidate gene for schizophrenia is supported by linkage studies; 2) The preponderance of association study findings provides further support; 3) mRNA from each gene is expressed in the prefrontal cortex as well as in other areas of the brain; and 4) Additional neurobiological data link the functions of these genes to biological processes thought to be related to schizophrenia.
Studies of alert monkeys suggest that the effectiveness of alerting produced by a warning signal can be eliminated by drugs that block noradrenaline [ 7 ] . Lesions of the cholinergic system [ 8 ] and of drugs blocking ACh transmission have effects on orienting of visual attention in monkeys [ 9 ] . The executive network involves dopamine rich areas of the prefrontal cortex and anterior cingulate.
Studies showing the expression of dopamine receptors in the anterior cingulate cortex [ 26 ] and that activation of mesocortical dopaminergic neurons via apomorphine enhances activity in the prefrontal cortex [ 27 28 ] suggest that dopaminergic modulation influences the efficiency of the executive attention network.
Lesions in the cell bodies of dopamine (DA) neurons [ 10 ] as well as in the terminals located in prefrontal cortex [ 11 ] result in cognitive deficits in executive function tasks.
Could scans showing diminished impulse control—a function controlled by several regions of the brain, including the striatum and the ventromedial prefrontal cortex—be used to support more lenient sentencing, or even acquit a defendant, because he couldn't control his violent impulses?
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