Genetics behavior

Ferguson GD, Vician L, Herschman HR. 2001. Synaptotagmin IV Biochemistry, genetics, behavior, and possible links to human psychiatric disease. Mol Neurobiol 23 173-185. 

In addition to genetic, behavioral, endocrinal, and other causative factors of obesity, infectious etiology has been known for over two decades... 

This operation has been devised to label defined regions of the neuroepithelium and thus to study cell migrations and morphogenetic movements during brain development (4,16,17). It was also applied to the transfer of a genetic behavioral or functional trait from donor to recipient in either xenogeneic or... 

Richards, et. al. s idea is to use a genetic algorithm to search through a space of a certain class of cellular automata rules for a local rule that best reproduces the observed behavior of the data. Their learning algorithm (which was applied specifically to sequential patterns of dendrites formed by NH4 Br as it solidifies from a supersaturated solution) starts with no a-priori knowledge about the physical system. R, instead, builds increasingly sophisticated models that reproduce the observed behavior. 

Moreover, behaviors frequently arise that appear to involve some form of intelligent division of red and blue forces to deal with local firestorms and skirmishes, particularly those forces whose personalities have been evolved (via a genetic algorithm sec below) to perform a specific mission, It is important to point out that such behaviors are not hard-wired but rather an emergent property of a decentralized and nonlinear local dynamics, A small sampling of behaviors is shown below. 

Sun F, Tsuritani 1, Yamada Y Contribution of genetic polymorphisms in ethanol-metabolizing enzymes to problem drinking behavior in middle-aged Japanese men. Behav Genet 32 229—236, 2002... 

Unusually susceptible populations are those groups of individuals who respond more quickly or at lower exposure levels than the general population to the toxic effects of methyl parathion. These responses may be genetic in origin or may be due to differences in development or life style factors such as nutrition or behavior, or due to preexisting disease states. 

The neuropeptide Y (NPY) belongs to a family of peptides that includes peptide YY and pancreatic polypeptide, and it is associated with several diseases such as asthma, immune system disorders, inflammatory diseases, anxiety, depression and diabetes mellitus. NPY is found in the central and peripheral nervous system, and its biological functions are mediated by interactions with five receptor sub-types, i.e. Yl, Y2, Y4, Y5 and Y6. Several studies indicate that the feeding behavior is influenced by interactions between NPY and Yl and Y5. Deswal and Roy used Cerius descriptors and genetic function approximation QSAR to investigate the structural determinants for the inhibition potency of 24 compounds with the general structure 4 for the NPY Y5 receptor [31]. The best QSAR (H = 0.720,... 

Stelmack, R. M., Biological bases of extraversion Psychophysiological evidence. Special Issue Biological foundations of personality Evolution, behavioral genetics, and psychophysiology. Journal of Personality 58(1), 293-311, 1990. 

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