Table 1.
Brain Attention Networks Anatomy, Dominant Modulators and Genetic Alleles
| NETWORK | MODULATOR | GENES |
|---|---|---|
| ALERTING | NOREPINEPHRINE | ADRA2A |
| LOCUS COERULEUS | NET | |
| RIGHT FRONTAL CORTEX | ||
| RIGHTPARIETAL COREX | ||
| ORIENTING | ACETYCHOLINE | CHRNA4 |
| FRONTAL EYE FIELDS | APOE | |
| SUPERIOR PARIETAL LOBE | ||
| TEMPORAL PARIETAL JUNCTION | ||
| SUPERIOR COLLICULUS | ||
| PULVINAR | ||
| EXECUTIVE | DOPAMINE | DRD4, DAT1, COMT |
| ANTERIOR CINGULATE | MAOA, DBH | |
| ANTERIOR INSUA | SEROTONIN | TPH2, 5HTT |
| FRONAL CORTEX | ||
| STRIATUM |
This table was adapted from Green et al. (2008)