Behavioral genetics is a field of scientific research that examines genetic and environmental contributions to individual differences in behavior. Behavioral genetics aims to answer the fundamental ...

Following my May 2022 post about Elinor Karlsson’s Science article on the genetic survey of dogs through the Darwin’s Ark project, and its conclusion that a dog’s breed does not predict its behavior, ...

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology, Vol. 73, No. 2 (February 2019), pp. 1-16 (16 pages) As is the case for humans, it has long been thought that nonhuman primates can be described in terms of their ...

Gut microbes are essential partners that help digest food, produce vitamins and train the immune system. They can also pass ...

The way we associate certain behavioral traits with certain breeds can be a huge factor in our relationships with dogs, from parents with toddlers and family-friendly labradors to couch potatoes and ...

The Institute for Behavioral Genetics, University of Colorado Boulder, invites applications for Research Professorships (open rank). Research Professors are similar to tenure track professors but have ...

Genetics research and cognitive theory together are revealing autism’s biological depth and cognitive richness, shaping a ...

I will explore the implications of findings in behavioral genetics for two conceptions of equality: equality of opportunity and the equal moral worth of persons. New findings in behavioral genetics ...

The Center for Research on Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications of Psychiatric, Neurologic, and Behavioral Genetics at Columbia University Medical Center unveils its mission today with the launch ...

Humans began selectively breeding dogs around 2,000 years ago, and these genes play a role in your pup's behavior, a new study of 4,000 purebred, mixed-breed and wild dogs finds. When you purchase ...

Until she was thirty-three, Kathryn Paige Harden, a professor of psychology at the University of Texas at Austin, had enjoyed a vocational ascent so steady that it seemed guided by the hand of ...