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Saturday, September 12, 2009

EEG spectral phenotypes: Heritability and association with marijuana and alcohol dependence in an American Indian community study
Drug and Alcohol Dependence Article in Press, 12 Sep 2009

Native Americans have some of the highest rates of marijuana and alcohol use and abuse, yet neurobiological measures associated with dependence on these substances in this population remain unknown.

The present investigation evaluated the heritability of spectral characteristics of the electroencephalogram (EEG) and their correlation with marijuana and alcohol dependence in an American Indian community.

These data suggest that the traits of EEG delta and high beta/gamma activity are correlated with MJ dependence and alcohol dependence, respectively, in this community sample of Native Americans.


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