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SUBMITTER: Frazier-Wood AC
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4313367 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Frazier-Wood Alexis C AC Carnell Susan S Pena Oscar O Hughes Sheryl O SO O'Connor Teresia M TM Asherson Philip P Kuntsi Jonna J
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) 20141101 11
<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this work is to understand whether shared genetic influences can explain the association between obesity and cognitive performance, including slower and more variable reaction times (RTs) and worse response inhibition.<h4>Methods</h4>RT on a four-choice RT task and the go/no-go task, and commission errors on the go/no-go task for 1,312 twins ages 7-10 years were measured. BMI was measured at 9-12 years. Biometric twin models were run to give an estimate of the geneti ...[more]