Genetics
Does a child's mathematical ability have a genetic basis?
A new study published in Genes, Brain and Behavior has identified several genetic variants that may be linked with mathematical abilities in children.
Feb 22, 2023
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Genes, Brain and Behavior
Genes, Brain and Behavior was launched in 2002 with the aim of publishing top quality research in behavioral and neural genetics in their broadest sense. The emphasis is on the analysis of the behavioral and neural phenotypes under consideration, the unifying theme being the genetic approach as a tool to increase our understanding of these phenotypes.
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Website
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1601-183X
- Impact factor
- 3.476 (2011)
Neuroscience
Oxidative stress on the brain
Smith-Lemli-Opitz syndrome (SLOS) is a rare disease that occurs when patients inherit from both parents defects in the Dhcr7 gene, which encodes the last enzyme in the cholesterol biosynthesis pathway. A large portion of ...
Aug 24, 2017
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Addiction
Study provides further support for genetic factors underlying addictions
Impairment of a particular gene raises increases susceptibility to opioid addiction liability as well as vulnerability to binge eating according to a new study.
Jun 13, 2017
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Autism spectrum disorders
Study shows less aggressive behavior toward strangers in autism spectrum disorder model
While aggression toward caregivers and peers is a challenge faced by many individuals and families dealing with autism, there has been much speculation in the media over the possibility of generally heightened aggression ...
Feb 25, 2015
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Genetics
Novel studies of gene regulation in brain development may mean new treatment of mental disorders
(Phys.org)—A team of researchers at the University of California, San Diego and the Institut Pasteur, Paris has come up with a novel way to describe a time-dependent brain development based on coherent–gene-groups (CGGs) ...
Dec 2, 2012
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