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Behavioral Genetics Teaching Resources

Suggested reading materials with some links

Baker, C. (2004). Behavioral Genetics: An introduction to how genes and environments interact through development to shape differences in mood, personality, and intelligence. Washington, DC: AAAS.

Baker, C. (In press).  Within and Without: Exploring the Genetic and Environmental Influences on Behavior. American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Carson, R. A.  & Rothstein, M. A. (1999)  Behavioral Genetics: The Clash of Culture and Biology. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press

Carey, Gregory. (2002) Human Genetics for the Social Sciences.. London: Sage (With an Interactive Website.) Hamer, D. H. & Copeland, P. (1999) Living With Our Genes: Why They Matter More Than You Think

Eaves, Lindon, Eysenck, HJ & Martin, NG. (1989). Genes, culture and personality.  (Currently out of print.)

Crusio, W. E. & Gurlkai, R. T. (Eds.) (1999). Handbook of Molecular Genetic Techniques for Brain and Behavior Research. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier

McGuffin, P., Owen, M. J. and Gottesman, I. I. (Eds.) (2002).  Psychiatric Genetics & Genomics. Oxford UK: Oxford U. Press.

Parens, E. (2004). Genetic Differences and Human Identity: On Why Talking about Behavioral Genetics Is Important and Difficult. (.PDF file) Garrison, NY: The Hastings Center.

Plomin, R., Defries, J. C., McClearn, G. E. &  McGuffin, P. (Eds.) (2003) Behavioral Genetics in the Postgenomic Era Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Plomin, R. & McClearn, G. (Eds.) (1993) Nature Nurture and Psychology.   Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.

Shaun Purcell's Behaviour Genetics Interactive Modules (An online introduction to BG research). Designed to accompany Statistical Methods in Quantitative Genetics by Shaun Purcell, the appendix to the 4th edition of Behavioral Genetics.

Segal, N. L. (1999). Entwined lives: Twins and what they tell us about human behavior. New York: Dutton.

Segal, N. L., Weisfeld, G. E. and Weisfeld, C. C. (Eds) (1997) Uniting psychology and biology: Intergrative perspectives on human development. Washington DC : American Psychological Association.

Spector, TD, Snieder, H & MacGregor, AJ (Eds.) (1999). Advances in twin and sib-pair analysis. London: Greenwich Medical Media. Table of Contents.

Wilson, James R. (Ed.) (1973). Behavioral genetics: Simple systems. Colorado Associated University Press, Boulder, Colorado. 

Links to freely available publications

Behavior Genetics (Click on the Journal Contents tab for .pdf files from 1997)

Genes, Brain and Behavior

Nature Reviews Genetics

Nature Reviews Neuroscience articles

Twin Research (Various links to .pdf files)

Links to course materials (Listed by Insitution)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cognitive & Behavioral Genetics course materials

University of Colorado,  Introduction to Behavioral Genetics course materials

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Others

Mouse Brain Library

HUGO Gene Nomenclature Committee
(Department of Biology, University College London) Scientific Journal Links

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