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Sex, Drugs, and Genes: Moral Attitudes Share a Genetic Basis
By studying both identical and fraternal twins, researchers suggest that largely the same heredity factors that influence openness to casual sex also influence a person’s moral views toward recreational drug use.
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Sex, Drugs, and Genes: Moral Attitudes Share a Genetic Basis
By studying both identical and fraternal twins, researchers suggest that largely the same heredity factors that influence openness to casual sex also influence a person’s moral views toward recreational drug use.
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Robert Plomin Receives Grawemeyer Award for Behavioral Genetics Research
APS Fellow Robert Plomin has received the 2020 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology for his research on how DNA shapes personality.
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Robert Plomin Receives Grawemeyer Award for Behavioral Genetics Research
APS Fellow Robert Plomin has received the 2020 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Psychology for his research on how DNA shapes personality.
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Connecting the Dots Between Biology and Addiction
With $2.3 million from the National Institutes of Health, Emory University psychological scientist Rohan Palmer is searching for the genetic influences that leave some individuals particularly vulnerable to addiction.
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Genetic Variation Contributes to Individual Differences in Pleasure
Differences in how our brains respond when we’re anticipating a financial reward are due, in part, to genetic differences.
