Animal models of behavior genetics. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Jonathan C. Gewirtz, Yong-Kyu Kim, editors.
• Editors: Gewirtz, Jonathan C; Kim, Yong-Kyu
• Contents: Preface; Acknowledgments; Contents; Contributors; Part I: Animal Models of Normative Behavior; Chapter 1: Male Fruit Fly's Courtship and Its Double Control by the€Fruitless and Doublesex Genes; Introduction; Current Research; The Field of€Mating Research Began with Fruitless; A Muscle Tells About the€Sex of€the€Brain; An RNA Splicing Difference Determines the Fly's Sex; Molecular Identification of€the€fru Gene; Some fru-Expressing Neurons are Sexually Dimorphic; The Mechanisms by Which Fru Generates Sex Differences in€Neurons; Some Neurons are Present Only in€the€Female or Male Brain. Do Flies with€Sexually Mosaic Brains Behave as€Female or Male? Which Part of€the€Brain Needs to€be€Male for€the€Fly to€Behave as€a€Male?; Which Cells in€the€Male's Brain Decide to Court?; Forced Activation of€P1 Triggers Courtship Behavior in€a€Solitary Male; P1 Neurons Are Activated Upon Female Contact; The Motor Center for€Courtship Song Generation; Dsx is Required for€Sine Song Production; Sensory Control of€Courtship Behavior; Gustatory Receptors for€Nonvolatile Pheromone Sensation; Ligand-Activated Channels as€Mediators of Pheromonal Communication. Circuitry for€Gustatory Pheromone Processing The Olfactory System Regulating Courtship Behavior; Inhibitory Pheromone Inputs Modulate the€Decision to€Court; Auditory Input Affects Male Courtship; Experience Modulates Innate Courtship Behavior; Conclusion; References; Chapter 2: A Drosophila Model for€Aggression; Introduction; Current Research; Ecological and Evolutionary Perspectives; Territoriality; Mate Competition; Aggressive Behavior; Neurological and Genetic Perspectives; Social Experience and€Behavior; Mushroom Bodies as€a€Site for€Associative Learning. Genetics of Aggressive Behavior Future Directions; References; Chapter 3: The Genetics of Impulsivity: A Synthesis of Findings in Humans and Rodent Models; Introduction; Heritability of€Impulsivity; Genes Influencing Impulsivity; Dopamine Receptor Genes; Serotonin Receptor Genes; Noradrenaline Receptor Genes; Monoaminergic Metabolic Markers; Non-monoaminergic Substrates; Future Directions; Studies in€Animal Models of€Impulsivity; Genome-Wide Association Studies; Neuroimaging Genetics; Conclusions; References. Chapter 4: The Neurobiology and Genetics of Affiliation and Social Bonding in Animal Models Introduction; Current Research; The Molecules of€Affiliation and€Social Bonding; Social Recognition; Infant-Mother Attachment; Maternal Nurturing; Pair Bonding; Human Implications and€Translational Opportunities; Conclusions and€Future Directions; References; Part II: Animal Models of Cognitive Processes and Cognitive Decline; Chapter 5: Intellectual Disability; Introduction; Contribution of€Organism Models to€a€Translational Strategy for€ID; Criteria for€Developing Organism Models of€ID.
• Publisher Details: New York : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource (xvi, 389 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 591.5; Medicine; Behavior genetics -- Research; Animal models in research; SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Zoology -- General; Animal models in research; Behavior genetics -- Research; Genetics, Behavioral; Medical -- Psychiatry -- General; Psychology -- Developmental -- General; Medical -- Neuroscience; Psychiatry; Child & developmental psychology; Neurosciences; Human genetics; Psychiatry; Developmental psychology; Neurosciences; Medical -- Genetics; Medical genetics; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781493937776; 1493937774; 1493937758; 9781493937752
• Related ISBNs: 9781493937752
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 19, 2016).
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