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Home of the Journal Club in Social, Cognitive & Affective Neuroscience
Division of Psychology
De Montfort University, UK
The purpose of the DMU SCAN Journal Club is to discuss high impact, insightful articles from all areas of functional and anatomical neuroscience research in all aspects of Lifespan Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, which includes but not limited to research to: affectivity, social cognition, neurodevelopment and motivation. The format is an interactive, open forum with a primary presenter and the full participation of the audience. The Journal Club is open to both members of staff and students. Student will be particularly benefited from the SCAN Journal Club (See Why Join Us Section), as they will become familiar with the scientific literature in modern SCAN literature by learning to select, read, understand, analyze, and orally present summaries of original research papers from the current literature. This journal club will provide a learning environment for the critical analysis of journal articles, presentation skills, and experimental design.
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News and Next Journal Club:
March 2017: this month's SCAN Journal Club has been postponed for the 20th of April. More information to follow. If you are interest to present a paper please contact the coordinator, Antonis Christou ([email protected])
February 2017: We look forward to welcome you on the 4th DMU SCAN Journal Club on Tuesday 21st of February between 12-1 pm in Vijay Patel Building, Room 1.11 (VPPD 1.11). Antonis Christou will be presenting, see below for Journal Details: You can download the paper for free here !
Isbell et al., (2016) 5-HTTLPR polymorphism is linked to neural mechanisms of selective attention in preschoolers from lower socioeconomic statusbackgrounds. Developmental Cognitive Neuroscience, 22, 36-47.
Abstract:
While a growing body of research has identified experiential factors associated with differences in selective attention, relatively little is known about the contribution of genetic factors to the skill of sustained selective attention, especially in early childhood. Here, we assessed the association between the serotonin transporter linked polymorphic region (5-HTTLPR) genotypes and the neural mechanisms of selective
attention in young children from lower socioeconomic status (SES) backgrounds. Event-related potentials (ERPs) were recorded during a dichotic listening task from 121 children (76 females, aged 40–67 months), who were also genotyped for the short and long allele of 5-HTTLPR. The effect of selective attention was measured as the difference in ERP mean amplitudes elicited by identical probe stimuli embedded in stories when they were attended versus unattended. Compared to children homozygous for the long allele, children who carried at least one copy of the short allele showed larger effects of selective attention on neural processing. These findings link the short allele of the 5-HTTLPR to enhanced neural mechanisms of selective attention and lay the groundwork for future studies of gene-by-environment interactions in the context of key cognitive skills.
Previous Meetings
January 2016: We look forward to welcome you on the 3rd DMU SCAN Journal Club on Wednesday 18th of January between 12-1 pm in Vijay Patel Building, Room 1.11 (VPPD 1.11). Antonis Christou will be presenting, see below for Journal Details: You can download the paper for free here
December 2016: We look forward to welcome you on 2nd DMU SCAN Journal Club on Tuesday 20th of December between 12-1 pm in Edith Murphy Building (EM4.08). Antonis Christou will be presenting, see below for Journal Details: You can download the paper for free here !
November 2016: We look forward to welcome you on our first DMU SCAN Journal Club on Thursday 17th of November between 12-1 pm in Edith Murphy Building (EM4.10). Antonis Christou will be presenting, see below for Journal Details:
Luo et al., (2015) Interaction between oxytocin receptor polymorphism and interdependent culture values on human empathy.
Paper Free to download here !