Neurobiology of Disease Catechol O-Methyltransferase valmet Genotype Influences Frontoparietal Activity during Planning in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
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Caroline H. Williams-Gray,1 Adam Hampshire,2 Trevor W. Robbins,3 Adrian M. Owen,2* and Roger A. Barker1* 1Cambridge Centre for Brain Repair and Department of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 2PY, United Kingdom, 2Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 7EF, United Kingdom, and 3Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EB, United Kingdom
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