Do dopaminergic gene polymorphisms affect mesolimbic reward activation of music listening response? Therapeutic impact on Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS)

Blum, Kenneth; Chen, Thomas J.H.; Chen, Amanda L.H.; Madigan, Margaret; Downs, B. William; Waite, Roger L.; Braverman, Eric R.; Kerner, Mallory; Bowirrat, Abdalla; Giordano, John; Henshaw, Harry; Gold, Mark S.

doi:10.1016/j.mehy.2009.10.008

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Volume 74, Issue 3 , Pages 513-520, March 2010

Do dopaminergic gene polymorphisms affect mesolimbic reward activation of music listening response? Therapeutic impact on Reward Deficiency Syndrome (RDS)

Kenneth Blum
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, College of Medicine and McKnight Brain Institute, Gainesville, Florida, USA
- Department of Nutrigenomics, LifeGen Inc., San Diego, California, USA
- Department of Clinical Neurology, Path Research and Medical Foundation, New York, USA
- Department of Holistic Medicine, G&G Holistic Treatment Center, North Miami Beach, FL, USA
- Corresponding authors. Address: Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, College of Medicine and McKnight Brain Institute, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Tel.: +1 619 890 2167; fax: +1 619 236 3316 (K. Blum).
Thomas J.H. Chen
- Department of Occupational Safety and Health, Chang Jung Christian University, Taiwan, ROC
- Corresponding authors. Address: Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, College of Medicine and McKnight Brain Institute, Gainesville, Florida, USA. Tel.: +1 619 890 2167; fax: +1 619 236 3316 (K. Blum).
Amanda L.H. Chen
- Department of Engineering and Management of Advanced Technology, Tainan, Taiwan, ROC
Margaret Madigan
- Department of Nutrigenomics, LifeGen Inc., San Diego, California, USA
B. William Downs
- Department of Nutrigenomics, LifeGen Inc., San Diego, California, USA
Roger L. Waite
- Department of Nutrigenomics, LifeGen Inc., San Diego, California, USA
Eric R. Braverman
- Department of Neurological Surgery, Weill Cornell College of Medicine, New York, USA
- Department of Clinical Neurology, Path Research and Medical Foundation, New York, USA
Mallory Kerner
- Department of Clinical Neurology, Path Research and Medical Foundation, New York, USA
Abdalla Bowirrat
- Clinical Neuroscience and Population Genetics, Ziv Government Medical Center, Safed, Israel
John Giordano
- Department of Holistic Medicine, G&G Holistic Treatment Center, North Miami Beach, FL, USA
Harry Henshaw
- Department of Holistic Medicine, G&G Holistic Treatment Center, North Miami Beach, FL, USA
Mark S. Gold
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Florida, College of Medicine and McKnight Brain Institute, Gainesville, Florida, USA