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Chunk #9 — 2. Methods and Materials — 2.1. Subjects

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Genetic correlates of the development of theta event related oscillations in adolescents and young adults.
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Participants in the study were reassessed at approximately two year intervals. Subjects were excluded from neurophysiological assessment if they had any of the following: (1) recent substance or alcohol use (i.e., positive breath-analyzer test and/or urine screen), (2) hepatic encephalopathy/cirrhosis of the liver, (3) history of head injury, seizures or neurosurgery, (4) uncorrected sensory deficits, (5) use of medication known to influence brain functioning, (6) history/symptoms of psychoses, (7) positive test for human immunodeficiency virus, (8) other acute/chronic medical illnesses that affects brain function and (9) and a score of less than 25 on the Mini Mental State Examination. This sample comprised subjects with one or more neurophysiological assessments: 475 had 1 assessment, 583 had 2, 576 had 3, 494 had 4, and 42 had 5 assessments. Data from six collection sites have been included in this study: SUNY Downstate Medical Center; University of Connecticut Health Science Center; Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis; University of California at San Diego; University of Iowa, and Indiana University School of Medicine. Recruitment and assessment procedures have been described elsewhere (Reich,