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Francisco Aboitiz

Researcher at Pontifical Catholic University of Chile

Publications -  178
Citations -  8027

Francisco Aboitiz is an academic researcher from Pontifical Catholic University of Chile. The author has contributed to research in topics: Working memory & Cognition. The author has an hindex of 38, co-authored 172 publications receiving 7324 citations. Previous affiliations of Francisco Aboitiz include Harvard University & University of Chile.

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Combinación de genotipos DRD4 y DAT1 constituye importante factor de riesgo en miembros de familias de Santiago de Chile con déficit atencional

TL;DR: Increased density of dopamine transporters in ADHD brains, along with abundance of 7-repeat D4 receptors in prefrontal cortex, which is impaired in ADHD patients, make the observed gene-gene interaction worthy of studies to understand the functional basis of ADHD.
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A pupil size, eye-tracking and neuropsychological dataset from ADHD children during a cognitive task

TL;DR: The full dataset is presented, consisting of pupil size time series for each trial and subject, which can serve as a resource to analyze dynamic eye movement and pupil changes as a function of known behavioral changes and scores in neuropsychological tests, which reflect neurocognitive processing.
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Síndrome de Williams: estudio clínico, citogenético, neurofisiológico y neuroanatómico

TL;DR: There are functional alterations in the brains of patients with Williams, which may be related to the cognitive deficits, and event related potentials suggested a cognitive difficulty in detecting and processing visual stimuli.
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From imitation to meaning: circuit plasticity and the acquisition of a conventionalized semantics.

TL;DR: Here it is suggested a scenario involving both manual gestures and learned vocalizations that led to the development of a primitive form of conventionalized reference, based on comparative evidence gathered from other species and on neurolinguistic evidence in humans, which points to a crucial role for vocal learning in the early development of language.
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Síndrome de Déficit Atencional: antecedentes neurobiológicos y cognitivos para estudiar un modelo de endofenotipo

TL;DR: In this article, a breve actualización en cuanto a las bases cognitivas del Sindrome de Deficit Atencional e Hiperactividad (SDAH) was presented.