Neural mechanisms of genetic risk for impulsivity and violence in humans
Neurobiological factors contributing to violence in humans remain poorly understood. One approach to this question is examining allelic variation in the X-linked monoamine oxidase A gene, previously associated with impulsive aggression

ADHD and Disruptive behavior scores – associations with MAO-A and 5-HTT genes and with platelet MAO-B activity in adolescents
A study of the associations between dimensions of the ADHD/DBD phenotype and Monoamine Oxidase B activity in platelets and polymorphisms in two serotonergic genes: the MAO-A VNTR and the 5-HTT LPR

Genetics of mental retardation
This article presents a critical review of literature on genetics of mental retardation.

Genes Exert Powerful Effect On Sexual Behavior
New research has shown that the manipulation of a single gene in female fruit flies can make their sexual behavior resemble that of males

Fighting Like A Girl Or Boy Determined By Gene In Fruit Flies
Fighting like a girl or fighting like a boy is hardwired into fruit fly neurons

Male-specific Neurons Directly Linked To Gender-specific Behaviors
Research identifies a few critical neurons that initiate sex-specific behaviors in fruit flies and, when masculinized, can elicit male-typical courtship behaviors from females.

Possible Genetic Causes Of Borderline Personality Disorder Identified
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, borderline personality disorder (BPD) is more common than schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and is estimated to affect 2 percent of the population.

Specific Gene Found In Adolescent Men With Delinquent Peers
Birds of a feather flock together, according to the old adage, and adolescent males who possess a certain type of variation in a specific gene are more likely to flock to delinquent peers

For Adolescent Crime Victims, Genetic Factors Play Lead Role
Genes trump environment as the primary reason that some adolescents are more likely than others to be victimized by crime

Same-sex Behavior Seen In Nearly All Animals, Review Finds
Same-sex behavior is a nearly universal phenomenon in the animal kingdom, common across species, from worms to frogs to birds, concludes a new review of existing research.

Researchers move 2 steps closer to understanding genetic underpinnings of autism
Researchers are one step closer to understanding autism's genetic cause.

Picky-eater flies losing smell genes
A UC Davis researcher is hot on the scent of some lost fruit fly genes.

Study of domesticated foxes reveals changes in gene expression as a basis for tame behavior
Researchers have found evidence that dramatic behavioral and physiological changes accompanying tameness may be associated with only limited changes in gene activity in the brain.

NIH unprecedented genetic study may help identify people most at risk for alcoholism
Scan of human genome may provide important new tools for prevention and treatment

'Personality-gene' makes songbirds curious
Whether you are an anxious type, or a fearless person - such individual differences in personality could be partly due to the genes you carry. In

Genetics Of Obesity And Of The Response To Chronic Overfeeding
There are considerable individual differences in the response to chronic overfeeding for body mass, body composition and a variety of metabolic phenotypes.

Survival of the rarest: Fruit flies shed light on the evolution of behaviorSurvival of the rarest: Fruit flies shed light on the evolution of behavior
Sometimes, it pays to be rare—think of a one-of-a-kind diamond, a unique Picasso or the switch-hitter on a baseball team.

Forward Genetic Analysis of Visual Behavior in Zebrafish
This collection of zebrafish behavioral mutants provides a novel resource for the study of normal vision and its genetic disorders.

Molecular genetics of nicotine dependence and abstinence: whole genome association using 520,000 SNPs
A report in genome wide association in pools of DNAs prepared from nicotine dependent European-American smoking cessation trial participants and control individuals

The Genetics of Schizophrenia
The purpose of this article is to provide a high-level review of progress, its limitations, and the implications for clinical research and clinical practice.