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Handbook of Behavior Genetics

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 ps...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Other Authors: Kim, Yong-Kyu. (Editor)
Format: Electronic
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2009.
Edition:1.
Subjects:
Medicine.
Human genetics.
Psychiatry.
Applied psychology.
Biomedicine.
Human Genetics.
Biological Psychology.
Online Access:https://ezaccess.library.uitm.edu.my/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-76727-7
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Historical Perspective of Behavior Genetics
  • Part I: Quantitative Methods and Models
  • Biometrical Models in Behavioral Genetics
  • QTL methodology in Behavior Genetics
  • Multivariate genetics analysis
  • Part II: Genetics of Cognition
  • Twin Studies of General Mental Ability
  • Behavioral Genetic Investigations of Cognitive Aging
  • Genotype-environment interaction in reading
  • Learning disabilities and Language
  • Cognitive disabilities in rodents
  • Neurogenetic analysis and cognitive function in Down syndrome
  • Evolution of complex acoustic signals in Drosophila species
  • Development and Behavior in Drosophila
  • Neurogenetic disorders in Drosophila: Alzheimers disease
  • Part III: Genetics of Personality
  • Genotype-environment correlation and genetic and environmental influences on family relationships
  • Personality
  • Human Sexuality
  • Adolescent Alcohol Use and Drug abuse
  • Genetic Analysis of Conduct Disorder and Antisocial Behavior
  • Selective breeding programs resulting in personality differences in rats
  • The Genetics of Agonistic Behaviors in Mice
  • Behavioral Laterality: Genetic and Evolutionary Approaches
  • Genetics of exercise behavior and exercise ability
  • Part IV: Genetics of Psychopathology
  • Genetic and environmental influences on Attention Problems, Hyperactivity, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Anxiety and Depression in Childhood: Developmental Pathways, Genes and Environment
  • Anxiety and Depression in Adulthood
  • Psychoses: Schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and their nonpsychotic spectra.-Genetic risk for schizophrenia: Findings from the longitudinal high-risk studies
  • Dopamine D2-like receptor deficiencies as a model for cognitive deficits in schizophrenia
  • Genetics of autism
  • Conclusion.

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