Table of Contents

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. Simpson and Paul A. Stevenson

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

5. Molecular Neurobiology of Social Bonding
Catherine E. Barrett and Larry 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. Buckholtz and Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg

8. Oxytocin and Vasopressin Gene Variation and the Neural Basis of Social Behaviors
Lars Westberg and Hasse Walum

9. Modeling the Genetics of Social Cognition in the Laboratory
Richard Ebstein

Clinical

10. Gene-by-Environment Mouse Models for Mood Disorders
Maria Razzoli, Alessandro Bartolomucci, and Valeria Carola

11. Neurogenetics of Individual Differences in Brain, Behavior, and Risk for Psychopathology
Luke W. Hyde, Ryan Bogdan, and Ahmad Hariri

12. Copy Number Variation in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
James J. H. Rucker and Peter McGuffin

13. Molecular Foundations of the Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder
Michael C. Chen and Ian H. Gotlib

14. Is Depression an Infectious Disease?
Turhan Canli

Emotion, Cognition, and Stress

15. Consequences of Early-Life Experiences on Cognition and Emotion: A Role for Nutrition and Epigenetic Mechanisms
E. F. G. Naninck, P. J. Lucassen, and Aniko Korosi

16. Genetic Tools in the Erasure of Emotional Memory
Derya Sargin, Chen Yan, and Sheena Josselyn

17. Genetics of Autonomic Nervous System Activity
Eco de Geus, Rene van Lien, Melanie Neijts, and Gonneke Willemsen

18. The Genetic Basis of Positive Emotionality
Martin Reuter and Christian Montag

Part III: Science and Society

19. Genetics and Criminal Justice
Stephen J. Morse

20. Neurogenethics
Turhan Canli

Index

About the Author

Turhan Canli is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Radiology at Stony Brook University, where he is the founder and director of the SCAN (Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience) Center. He is a past director of the Graduate Program in Genetics. Dr. Canli's research focuses on individual differences in emotion, personality, and social behavior, and integrates tools from psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biology.

Reviews

"This cutting-edge book provides a comprehensive overview of the research to date and the current literature. This is an excellent introduction to the genetics related to psychopathology and will serve as a solid resource and starting point for both researchers and clinicians interested in knowing more about genetic theories of aggression and depression." --Maia Feigon, Doody's Health Science Book Review
"Findings from cutting-edge research studies from a broad range of sciences, both physical and social -- such as behavioral neuroscience, clinical neuroscience, genetics, neuroethology, and of course, psychology -- form the basis of this unique book. In this work of over 450 pages, you will cover relatively new ground in molecular psychology when you read about such interesting and fascinating topics as the 'neuromodulation of social behavior in insects,' the
'molecular neurobiology of social bonding,' the 'neurochemistry of human aggression and violence,' and 'oxytocin and vasopressin gene variation and the neural basis of social behaviors.' So dig into
this book. Discover a brand new physical basis of thought." --Sonu Chandiram, Biz India