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The editors (three from the Institute of Psychiatry in London and one from the Institute for Behavioral Genetics, U. of Colorado) present 26 papers that explore the possibilities for using the mapping of the human genome to explain behavioral abilities and pathologies important to psychiatry. The papers are organized into sections focusing on research strategies, learning and memory in mice, cognitive abilities, cognitive disabilities, psychopharmacology, personality, and psychopathology. Among the topics discussed are recent developments in quantitative trait loci analysis, the assessment of genotype-environmental interactions and correlations, genetic studies of learning and memory, the genetics of autism, genetic and environmental risks of drug dependency, and the possible relationship between neuroticism and serotonin. Introductory and concluding essays examine broader issues of the state of the science. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
