Jonathan Flint
British geneticist and neuroscientist known for research on the genetics of depression and behavior; professor at UCLA and former investigator at the Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, and co-author of the textbook Genetics of Brain and Behavior.
Books
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1. How Genes Influence Behavior
An accessible tour of behavioral genetics, this book explains how complex human and animal behaviors emerge from countless small genetic influences interacting with environments, tracing the field’s evolution from twin studies to genome-wide association research. It clarifies what heritability does and doesn’t mean, uses case studies on traits such as personality, intelligence, addiction, and psychiatric disorders, and highlights insights from model organisms. Throughout, it stresses small effect sizes, the limits of prediction, common pitfalls and misinterpretations, and the ethical stakes of linking DNA to behavior.
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