Open AccessProblematic internet use: an exploration of associations between cognition and COMT rs4818, rs4680 haplotypes
Author(s) -
Konstantinos Ioannidis,
Sarah A. Redden,
Stephanie Valle,
Samuel R. Chamberlain,
Jon E. Grant
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
cns spectrums
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.859
H-Index - 79
eISSN - 2165-6509
pISSN - 1092-8529
DOI - 10.1017/s1092852919001019
Subject(s) - rs4680 , cognition , haplotype , psychology , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , clinical psychology , catechol o methyl transferase , genetics , biology , genotype , psychiatry , gene
Problematic internet users suffer from impairment in a variety of cognitive domains. Research suggests that COMT haplotypes exert differential effects on cognition. We sought to investigate differences in the genetic profiles of problematic internet users and whether those could shed light on potential cognitive differences.