John C. Loehlin (auth.), Yong-Kyu Kim Ph.D (eds.)0387767266, 978-0-387-76726-0, 978-0-387-76727-7, 0387767274
Handbook of Behavior Genetics
Edited by Yong-Kyu Kim
With the mapping of the human genome, behavior genetics attracted interest as a new lens for studying complex behavior patterns and disorders. This specialty has evolved into an emergent common ground for scientists of diverse fields, including psychology, psychiatry, neurology, biochemistry, and endocrinology as well as genetics.
The Handbook of Behavior Genetics provides psychology, psychiatry, and genetics students with a solid research framework on the role of genes and other factors in a variety of intricate behaviors. Internationally-known experts begin each chapter with an overview of a subject and discuss its latest issues, advances, and controversies, and emerging areas of importance. The genetics of personality, pathology, and cognition are examined, with topics as diverse as childhood temperament, Down syndrome, exercise behavior, handedness, and speech disorders. Through these findings, contributors identify clear directions for the field in its next decade.
A sampling of the Handbook’s coverage:
Methods and models: biometrical, QTL, animal models.
Twin studies of mental ability.
Genetic and environmental influences on sexual orientation.
The genetics of pathological conditions, including ADHD, antisocial behavior, childhood depression, schizophrenia, and autism.
Attention and working memory.
Substance use and abuse disorders.
Cognitive aging.
The Handbook of Behavior Genetics brings new clarity to the ongoing study of nature and nurture, and is a suitable text for graduate and doctoral students in this robust field.
Table of contents :
Front Matter….Pages I-XXIII
Front Matter….Pages 1-1
History of Behavior Genetics….Pages 3-11
Front Matter….Pages 13-13
Biometrical Models in Behavioral Genetics….Pages 15-33
QTL Methodology in Behavior Genetics….Pages 35-45
Multivariate Genetic Analysis….Pages 47-59
Models of Human Behavior: Talking to the Animals….Pages 61-77
Front Matter….Pages 79-79
Twin Studies of General Mental Ability….Pages 81-99
Behavioral Genetic Investigations of Cognitive Aging….Pages 101-112
The Genetics and Environments of Reading: A Behavioral Genetic Perspective….Pages 113-123
Behavior-Genetic and Molecular Studies of Disorders of Speech and Language: An Overview….Pages 125-135
Human Brain Volume: What’s in the Genes#….Pages 137-157
Cognition in Rodents….Pages 159-174
Neurogenetic Analysis and Cognitive Functions in Trisomy 21….Pages 175-185
Evolution of Complex Acoustic Signals in Drosophila Species….Pages 187-196
Drosophila Model of Alzheimer’s Amyloidosis….Pages 197-206
Front Matter….Pages 207-207
Genotype–Environment Correlation and Family Relationships….Pages 209-221
Personality….Pages 223-237
Molecular Genetics of Personality: How Our Genes can Bring Us to a Better Understanding of Why We Act the Way We Do….Pages 239-250
The Genetics of Childhood Temperament….Pages 251-267
Genetic and Environmental Influences on Sexual Orientation….Pages 269-279
Some Guidelines for Defining Personality Differences in Rats….Pages 281-300
Front Matter….Pages 207-207
The Genetics of Offensive Aggression in Mice….Pages 301-316
Sexual Selection and Aggressive Behavior in Drosophila ….Pages 317-330
Handedness: A Behavioral Laterality Manifestation….Pages 331-342
Genetics of Exercise Behavior….Pages 343-358
Front Matter….Pages 359-359
Genetics of ADHD, Hyperactivity, and Attention Problems….Pages 361-378
Depression and Anxiety in Childhood and Adolescence: Developmental Pathways, Genes and Environment….Pages 379-396
Genetics of Autism….Pages 397-410
Genetics of Smoking Behavior….Pages 411-432
The Genetics of Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders….Pages 433-453
Genetic Analysis of Conduct Disorder and Antisocial Behavior….Pages 455-471
Schizophrenia and Affective Psychotic Disorders – Inputs from a Genetic Perspective….Pages 473-486
Genetic Risks in Schizophrenia: Cross-National Prospective Longitudinal High-Risk Studies….Pages 487-500
Attention and Working Memory: Animal Models for Cognitive Symptoms of Schizophrenia – Studies on D2-Like Receptor Knockout Mice….Pages 501-512
Front Matter….Pages 513-513
Future Directions for Behavior Genetics….Pages 515-518
Back Matter….Pages 519-560
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