The Oxford Handbook of Molecular Psychology

Turhan Canli is an Associate Professor of Psychology and Radiology at Stony Brook University, where he is the founder and director of the SCAN (Social, Cognitive, and Affective Neuroscience) Center. He is a past director of the Graduate Program in Genetics. Dr. Canli's research focuses on individual differences in emotion, personality, and social behavior, and integrates tools from psychology, neuroscience, and molecular biology.

• Part I: Introduction and Fundamentals ; 1. Molecular Psychology: A Brief History and Introduction ; Turhan Canli ; 2. Complex Trait Genetics and Population Genetics in Psychiatry: A Review of the Methods ; Joel Gelernter ; Part II: Applications ; Social Behavior ; 3. Neuromodulation of Social Behavior in Insects ; Stephen J. Simpson and Paul A. Stevenson ; 4. Social Regulation of Gene Expression in the African Cichlid Fish Astatotilapia burtoni ; Karen P. Maruska and Russell D. Fernald ; 5. Molecular Neurobiology of Social Bonding ; Catherine E. Barrett and Larry J. Young ; 6. Gene-by-Environment Interactions in Primates ; Christina S. Barr ; 7. Genetic Perspectives on the Neurochemistry of Human Aggression and Violence ; Joshua W. Buckholtz and Andreas Meyer-Lindenberg ; 8. Oxytocin and Vasopressin Gene Variation and the Neural Basis of Social Behaviors ; Lars Westberg and Hasse Walum ; 9. Modeling the Genetics of Social Cognition in the Laboratory ; Richard Ebstein ; Clinical ; 10. Gene-by-Environment Mouse Models for Mood Disorders ; Maria Razzoli, Alessandro Bartolomucci, and Valeria Carola ; 11. Neurogenetics of Individual Differences in Brain, Behavior, and Risk for Psychopathology ; Luke W. Hyde, Ryan Bogdan, and Ahmad Hariri ; 12. Copy Number Variation in Neuropsychiatric Disorders ; James J. H. Rucker and Peter McGuffin ; 13. Molecular Foundations of the Symptoms of Major Depressive Disorder ; Michael C. Chen and Ian H. Gotlib ; 14. Is Depression an Infectious Disease? ; Turhan Canli ; Emotion, Cognition, and Stress ; 15. Consequences of Early-Life Experiences on Cognition and Emotion: A Role for Nutrition and Epigenetic Mechanisms ; E. F. G. Naninck, P. J. Lucassen, and Aniko Korosi ; 16. Genetic Tools in the Erasure of Emotional Memory ; Derya Sargin, Chen Yan, and Sheena Josselyn ; 17. Genetics of Autonomic Nervous System Activity ; Eco de Geus, Rene van Lien, Melanie Neijts, and Gonneke Willemsen ; 18. The Genetic Basis of Positive Emotionality ; Martin Reuter and Christian Montag ; Part III: Science and Society ; 19. Genetics and Criminal Justice ; Stephen J. Morse ; 20. Neurogenethics ; Turhan Canli ; Index

"This cutting-edge book provides a comprehensive overview of the research to date and the current literature. This is an excellent introduction to the genetics related to psychopathology and will serve as a solid resource and starting point for both researchers and clinicians interested in knowing more about genetic theories of aggression and depression." --Maia Feigon, Doody's Health Science Book Review"Findings from cutting-edge research studies from a broad range of sciences, both physical and social -- such as behavioral neuroscience, clinical neuroscience, genetics, neuroethology, and of course, psychology -- form the basis of this unique book. In this work of over 450 pages, you will cover relatively new ground in molecular psychology when you read about such interesting and fascinating topics as the 'neuromodulation of social behavior in insects,' the'molecular neurobiology of social bonding,' the 'neurochemistry of human aggression and violence,' and 'oxytocin and vasopressin gene variation and the neural basis of social behaviors.' So dig intothis book. Discover a brand new physical basis of thought." --Sonu Chandiram, Biz India