In his 2003 bestseller The Blank Slate: The Modern Denial of Human Nature, Steven Pinker asserts that "The three laws of behavioral genetics may be the most important discoveries in the history of ...

We no longer believe in inherited capacities, talent, temperament, mental constitution, and characteristics. Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up ...

I'm interested in the interplay between genetics and the environment and how this interaction shapes the aging process across the entire lifespan. From early life experiences to everyday exposures, I ...

The biology behind your behavior ...

The study provides a comprehensive behavioral dataset of Drosophila melanogaster, categorized by genetic background, sex, and social context (isolated or in groups). Beyond enabling detailed analyses ...

A recent study published in the American Journal of Human Biology suggests that a genetic preference for immediate rewards is ...

I am interested in what promotes healthy functioning in later life. I seek to understand psychological and neurological factors impacting health using genomic methods. And to leverage these factors, ...