The Oxford Handbook of Molecular Psychology [Hardcover]

Determining the biological bases for behavior, and the extent to which we can observe and explain their neural underpinnings, requires a bold, broadly defined research methodology. The interdisciplinary entries in this handbook are organized around the principle of molecular psychology, which unites cutting-edge research from such wide-ranging disciplines as clinical neuroscience and genetics, psychology, behavioral neuroscience, and neuroethology.

For the first time in a single volume, leaders in diverse research areas use molecular approaches to investigate social behavior, psychopathology, emotion, cognition and stress in healthy volunteers, patient populations, and an array of non-human species including rodents, insects, fish, and non-human primates. Chapters draw on molecular methods covering candidate genes, genome-wide association studies, copy number variations, gene expression studies, and epigenetics while addressing the ethical, legal, and social issues to emerge from this new and exciting research approach.

Part I: Introduction and Fundamentals

1. Molecular Psychology: A Brief History and Introduction
Turhan Canli

2. Complex Trait Genetics and Population Genetics in Psychiatry: A Review of the Methods
Joel Gelernter

Part II: Applications

Social Behavior

3. Neuromodulation of Social Behavior in Insects
Stephen J. SimpsonandPaul A. Stevenson

4. Social Regulation of Gene Expression in the African Cichlid Fish Astatotilapia burtoni
Karen P. MaruskaandRussell D. Fernald

5. Molecular Neurobiology of Social Bonding
Catherine E. BarrettandLarry J. Young

6. Gene-by-Environment Interactions in Primates
Christina S. Barr

7. Genetic Perspectives on the Neurochemistry of Human Aggression and Violence
Joshua W. BuckholtzandAndreas Meyer-Lindenló›