Timing of lifespan influences on brain and cognition
Modifiable risk and protective factors for boosting brain and cognitive development and
preventing neurodegeneration and cognitive decline are embraced in neuroimaging …
preventing neurodegeneration and cognitive decline are embraced in neuroimaging …
Behavioural genetics methods
EA Willoughby, TJC Polderman… - Nature Reviews Methods …, 2023 - nature.com
The question of why people show individual differences in their behaviours and capacities
has intrigued researchers for centuries. Behaviour genetics offers us various methods to …
has intrigued researchers for centuries. Behaviour genetics offers us various methods to …
Challenging the utility of polygenic scores for social science: Environmental confounding, downward causation, and unknown biology
CH Burt - Behavioral and brain sciences, 2023 - cambridge.org
The sociogenomics revolution is upon us, we are told. Whether revolutionary or not,
sociogenomics is poised to flourish given the ease of incorporating polygenic scores (or …
sociogenomics is poised to flourish given the ease of incorporating polygenic scores (or …
Gene–environment interaction using polygenic scores: Do polygenic scores for psychopathology moderate predictions from environmental risk to behavior problems?
R Plomin, A Gidziela, M Malanchini… - Development and …, 2022 - cambridge.org
The DNA revolution has energized research on interactions between genes and
environments (GxE) by creating indices of G (polygenic scores) that are powerful predictors …
environments (GxE) by creating indices of G (polygenic scores) that are powerful predictors …
Three legs of the missing heritability problem
LJ Matthews, E Turkheimer - Studies in history and philosophy of science, 2022 - Elsevier
The so-called 'missing heritability problem'is often characterized by behavior geneticists as a
numerical discrepancy between alternative kinds of heritability. For example, while …
numerical discrepancy between alternative kinds of heritability. For example, while …
[HTML][HTML] The next 10 years of behavioural genomic research
R Plomin - JCPP advances, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background The explosion caused by the fusion of quantitative genetics and molecular
genetics will transform behavioural genetic research in child and adolescent psychology …
genetics will transform behavioural genetic research in child and adolescent psychology …
[HTML][HTML] The gene: an appraisal
K Baverstock - Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
The gene can be described as the foundational concept of modern biology. As such, it has
spilled over into daily discourse, yet it is acknowledged among biologists to be ill-defined …
spilled over into daily discourse, yet it is acknowledged among biologists to be ill-defined …
Celebrating a century of research in behavioral genetics
R Plomin - Behavior Genetics, 2023 - Springer
A century after the first twin and adoption studies of behavior in the 1920s, this review looks
back on the journey and celebrates milestones in behavioral genetic research. After a …
back on the journey and celebrates milestones in behavioral genetic research. After a …
Between nature and nurture: The genetic overlap between psychological attributes and selection into public service employment
Public administration scholars have had a long‐lasting interest in examining individual
differences relevant to the attractiveness of public service employment. However, very few …
differences relevant to the attractiveness of public service employment. However, very few …
DeepGAMI: deep biologically guided auxiliary learning for multimodal integration and imputation to improve genotype–phenotype prediction
Background Genotypes are strongly associated with disease phenotypes, particularly in
brain disorders. However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms behind this association …
brain disorders. However, the molecular and cellular mechanisms behind this association …