Handbook of Developmental Science, Behavior, and Genetics

by Editor: Kathryn E. Hood (The Pennsylvania State University, USA ); Editor: Carolyn Tucker Halpern (University of North Carolina, USA ); Editor: Gary Greenberg (Wichita State University, USA ); Editor: Richard M. Lerner (Tufts University, USA )

• ISBN13: 9781444327649
• ISBN10: 144432764X
• Format: eBook
• Copyright: 2010-08-01
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

Summary

The Handbook of Developmental Science, Behavior, and Genetics brings together the cutting-edge theory, research and methodology that contribute to our current scientific understanding of the role of genetics in the developmental system. 

This essential reference work commemorates the historically important and profound contributions made by Gilbert Gottlieb in comparative psychology and developmental science. Spanning more than four decades, Gottlieb’s career was dedicated to bringing rigorous experimental evidence to bear on our understanding of how the dynamics of organism and context relations contribute to development. Along with other colleagues, Gottlieb’s work was the major scientific basis for rejecting the reductionism and counterfactual approach to understanding the links between genes, behavior, and development.

Gilbert Gottlieb was preparing this handbook at the time of his death, but with the permission and support of the Gottlieb Family, the editors have been able to complete the project. The resulting handbook is a watershed reference which documents the current status of comparative psychology and developmental science and provides the foundation from which future scientific progress will derive.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Gilbert Gottlieb and the Developmental Point of View

Introduction

Developmental Systems, Nature-Nurture, and the Role of Genes in Behavior and Development: On the Legacy of Gilbert Gottlieb

Normally Occurring Environmental and Behavioral Influences on Gene Activity: From Central Dogma to Probabilistic Epigenesis

Theoretical Foundations for The Developmental Study of Behavior and Genetics

Historical and Philosophical Perspectives on Behavioral Genetics and Developmental Science

Development and Evolution Revisited

Probabilistic Epigenesis and Modern Behavioral and Neural Genetics

The Roles of Environment, Experience, and Learning in Behavioral Development

Contemporary Ideas in Physics and Biology in Gottlieb's Psychology

Empirical Studies of Behavioral Development and Genetics

Behavioral Development during the Mother-Young Interaction in Placental Mammals: The Development of Behavior in the Relationship with the Mother

Amniotic Fluid as an Extended Milieu Interieur

Developmental Effects of Selective Breeding for an Infant Trait

Emergence and Constraint in Novel Behavioral Adaptations

Nonhuman Primate Research Contributions to Understanding Genetic and Environmental Influences on Phenotypic Outcomes across Development

Interactive Contributions of Genes and Early Experience to Behavioural Development: Sensitive Periods and Lateralized Brain and Behaviour

Trans-Generational Epigenetic Inheritance

The Significance of Non-Replication of Gene-Phenotype Associations

Canalization and Malleability Reconsidered: The Developmental Basis of Phenotypic Stability and Variability

Applications to Development

Gene-Parenting Interplay in the Development of Infant Emotionality

Genetic Research in Psychiatry and Psychology: A Critical Overview

On the Limits of Standard Quantitative Genetic Modeling of Inter-Individual Variation: Extensions, Ergodic Conditions and a New Genetic Factor Model of Intra-Individual Variation

Songs My Mother Taught Me: Gene-Environment Interactions, Brain Development and the Auditory System: Thoughts on Non-Kin Rejection, Part II

Applications of Developmental Systems Theory to Benefit Human Development: On the Contributions of Gilbert Gottlieb to Individuals, Families, and Communities

Name Index

Subject Index

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