BACKGROUND For centuries, thinkers have considered whether and how climatic
conditions influence the nature of societies and the performance of economies. A …

A number of factors (biogenic amine deficiency, genetic, environmental, immunologic,
endocrine factors and neurogenesis) have been identified as mechanisms which provide …

More than three quarters of the world's suicides occur in developing countries, yet little is
known about the drivers of suicidal behavior in poor populations. I study India, where one …

We review the emerging literature on climate and conflict. We consider multiple types of
human conflict, including both interpersonal conflict, such as assault and murder, and …

Serotonin regulates a wide variety of brain functions and behaviors. Here, we synthesize
previous findings that serotonin regulates executive function, sensory gating, and social …

The Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) is an empirical effort to address
limitations of traditional mental disorder diagnoses. These include arbitrary boundaries …

Post-genomics era has witnessed the development of cutting-edge technologies that have
offered cost-efficient and high-throughput ways for molecular characterization of the function …

Alcohol has been associated with violent crimes and domestic violence across many
nations. Various etiological factors were linked to chronic alcohol use and violence including …

Why Love Matters explains why loving relationships are essential to brain development in
the early years, and how these early interactions can have lasting consequences for future …

The monoamines serotonin, dopamine and noradrenaline have a great impact on mood,
emotion and behavior. This article presents a new three-dimensional model for monoamine …