Abstract
Previous twin studies have shown strong heritability of electroencephalogram amplitude characteristics, such as power spectra. However, it has been suggested that these high heritabilities may reflect "trivial" twin resemblance in intervening tissues such as the skull. Here we demonstrate strong monozygotic twin correlation (0.79 < r < 0.88) of eyes-closed resting-state magnetoencephalogram power, which is insensitive to intervening tissues. These results confirm that brain activity itself is highly heritable. © 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2142-2145 |
Journal | Human Brain Mapping |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Bibliographical note
J English Article van 't Ent, D, Vrije Univ Amsterdam, Dept Biol Psychol, Boechorststr 1, NL-1081 BT Amsterdam, Netherlands d.vant.ent@psy.vu.nl 18 0 WILEY-LISS HOBOKEN DIV JOHN WILEY & SONS INC, 111 RIVER ST, HOBOKEN, NJ 07030 USA HUM BRAIN MAPP JUL Discipline: Neurosciences; Neuroimaging; Radiology, Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging 466VQCohort Studies
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