Handbook of Behavior Genetics

ISBN-13: 9781441967473 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 564 str.

Yong-Kyu Kim

Opis

Behavior Genetics is an interdisciplinary area combining behavioral sciences and genetics. The study of behavior genetics has become increasingly important as we see growth spurts in finding genes involved in complex behaviors following on advances in molecular genetic techniques. This domain has now become a vast common ground for scientists from very diverse fields including psychology, psychiatry, neurology, endocrinology, biochemistry, neuroimaging, and genetics. However, there are not many textbooks or references to which students in behavior genetics can access for their research and class. The purpose of this handbook is to offer research guides to the studies of genetic and environmental influences on a variety of complex behaviors in humans and animals. Unlike previous behavior genetics textbooks, this handbook will discuss current research and topics of interest to psychologists, psychiatrists, and geneticists. Utilizing methodologies and theories commonly used in behavior genetics, each chapter will begin with an overview of the selected topic; current research and issues will be intensively reviewed; and we will direct future research on the topic at the end of the end of the chapter. So the handbook will integrate many of the basic issues of the Behavior Genetics and will enhance our understanding in many fields. Therefore, this handbook will provide future research endeavors for the next 10 years. Throughout this handbook the editor will collaborate with contributors who are internationally well known in the field. The Behavior Genetics Association members and the Behavior Genetics Editorial Advisory Board will be invited to review the manuscripts of this handbook.

Recenzje

From the reviews:

"To write the 34 chapters, Dr. Kim is to be congratulated on assembling a team of the leading behavior geneticists currently working in the field. ... this is an important contribution to behavior genetics reference literature and is certainly useful for behavior geneticists wanting a readily accessible survey of any topic it covers. Among the striking features of this handbook are the quality of the historical introductions and the high level of scholarship in the chapters. We expect this handbook will be widely used." (John K. Hewitt, Marty Hahn and Christina Hewitt, Behavior Genetics, Vol. 40, May, 2010)

"The handbook of behavior genetics (HBG) includes a diverse and fairly comprehensive compilation of chapters on topics ranging from human behavioral laterality to animal models of aggression. ... HBG an excellent companion text for undergraduate and graduate courses on behavior genetics, recommended reading for scientists seeking an introduction to the research area and a fine reference for the seasoned behavior genetics investigator. ... Overall, HBG is good reading for the novice and the aficionado ... ." (Arpana Agrawal, Frontiers in Behavioral and Psychiatric Genetics, April, 2012)

Spis treści

History of Behavior Genetics.- Quantitative Methods and Models.- Biometrical Models in Behavioral Genetics.- QTL Methodology in Behavior Genetics.- Multivariate Genetic Analysis.- Models of Human Behavior: Talking to the Animals.- Genetics of Cognition.- Twin Studies of General Mental Ability.- Behavioral Genetic Investigations of Cognitive Aging.- The Genetics and Environments of Reading: A Behavioral Genetic Perspective.- Behavior-Genetic and Molecular Studies of Disorders of Speech and Language: An Overview.- Human Brain Volume: What’s in the Genes#.- Cognition in Rodents.- Neurogenetic Analysis and Cognitive Functions in Trisomy 21.- Evolution of Complex Acoustic Signals in Drosophila Species.- Drosophila Model of Alzheimer’s Amyloidosis.- Genetics of Personality.- Genotype–Environment Correlation and Family Relationships.- Personality.- Molecular Genetics of Personality: How Our Genes can Bring Us to a Better Understanding of Why We Act the Way We Do.- The Genetics of Childhood Temperament.- Genetic and Environmental Influences on Sexual Orientation.- Some Guidelines for Defining Personality Differences in Rats.- The Genetics of Offensive Aggression in Mice.- Sexual Selection and Aggressive Behavior in Drosophila.- Handedness: A Behavioral Laterality Manifestation.- Genetics of Exercise Behavior.- Genetics of Psychopathology.- Genetics of ADHD, Hyperactivity, and Attention Problems.- Depression and Anxiety in Childhood and Adolescence: Developmental Pathways, Genes and Environment.- Genetics of Autism.- Genetics of Smoking Behavior.- The Genetics of Substance Use and Substance Use Disorders.- Genetic Analysis of Conduct Disorder and Antisocial Behavior.- Schizophrenia and Affective Psychotic Disorders – Inputs from a Genetic Perspective.- Genetic Risks in Schizophrenia: Cross-National Prospective Longitudinal High-Risk Studies.- Attention and Working Memory: Animal Models for Cognitive Symptoms of Schizophrenia – Studies on D2-Like Receptor Knockout Mice.- Conclusion.- Future Directions for Behavior Genetics.

O autorze

Dr. Yong-Kyu Kim is currently an Assistant Research Professor at the University of Georgia. Dr. Kim has been an editorial board member of Behavior Genetics since 2002 (currently he is one of the Associate Editors) and is a very active member of the Behavior Genetics Association, which is the society affiliated with the journal.

Blurb

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.