Comparative genomics and the roots of human behavior

Jennifer L. Cook; Gene E. Robinson

doi:10.1016/j.tics.2022.12.012

Comparative genomics and the roots of human behavior

Jennifer L. Cook
, Gene E. Robinson

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Abstract

Advances in genomics provide tools to test whether similar behaviors in distinct species have statistically similar brain transcriptomic signatures. Here, we (a genomicist and a cognitive neuroscientist) suggest that these techniques can help cognitive scientists tackle some of the most pressing questions about the roots of human behavior.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	230-232
Number of pages	3
Journal	Trends in Cognitive Sciences
Volume	27
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tics.2022.12.012
State	Published - Mar 2023

Keywords

Tinbergen's questions
comparative behavioral genomics
evolution

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology
Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
Cognitive Neuroscience

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Comparative genomics and the roots of human behavior

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