Deborah Finkel · Chandra A. Reynolds
Editors

2014

Advances in Behavior Genetics 1

Along with psychopathology, cognition has been one of the primary phenotypic focal points of the field of behavior genetics since its inception (Plomin et al. 2012). Darwin (1871) discussed commonalities between the mental powers of humans and other animals, implying a genetic basis to cognitive function. Francis Galton’s 1869 examination of eminent families in Britain was one of the earliest attempts to investigate whether cognitive achievements run in families.