OpinionDecember 14, 2018
In the Nature–Nurture War, Nature Wins
Environmental influences are important, too, but they are largely unsystematic, unstable and idiosyncratic
Stories by Robert Plomin
Robert Plomin is professor of behavioral genetics at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience at King's College London. He previously held positions at the University of Colorado Boulder and Pennsylvania State University. He was elected a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences and of the British Academy for his twin studies and his groundbreaking work in behavioral genetics. His new book from The MIT Press is Blueprint: How DNA Makes Us Who We Are.
Mind & BrainMay 1, 1998
The Genetics of Cognitive Abilities and Disabilities
Investigations of specific cognitive skills can help clarify how genes shape the components of intellect