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Record Nr.

UNINA9910812210203321

Autore

Yashon Ronnee K.

Titolo

Genetics and human behavior / / Ronnee Yashon, Michael R. Cummings

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Momentum Press Health, , [2020]

©2020

ISBN

1-946646-49-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (42 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Human genetics and society collection

Disciplina

591.5

Soggetti

Behavior genetics

Nature and nurture

Human genetics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Chapter 1. Behavior Chapter 2 Physiology 1 Chapter 3. Physiology 2 Chapter 4. Neurotransmitters Chapter 5. How might genetics change behavior? Chapter 6. Does any single gene defect (mutation) cause aggressiveness? Chapter 7. How do we study the effects of genetics on behavior? Chapter 8. Twin studie s Chapter 9. Legal and ethical questions Chapter 10. Famous or infamous cases

Sommario/riassunto

This book will look at behavior in a different way. Have you heard of the phrase nature is nurture? Simply, it asks what influences our behavior? This has been a debated topic since early man. Nature is usually defined as what is given to us before we are born, specifically, in this book, genetics. Nurture means learning that we acquire from our environment (parents, friends, and other influences). In this book, we will look at the newest scientific work, how both genetics and environment effect how we behave. Our court system is slowly changing, as science rears its head in the area of criminal law, everyday life, public opinion, and politics.