Neurological Correlates

A Neuroscience Tabloid of Dysfunctional Behavior – Mostly Psychopaths, Narcissists, Obesity and Addiction

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Depression may be genetic in Fragile X premutation carriers.

September 4th, 2008 · 4 Comments

This post is about depression and genetics — fragile x premutation is statistically associated with depression. That’s news. I keep an eye on Fragile X research because there seems to be an “epigenetic” component. (Molecular wonks: I’m using the term “epigenetic” to basically mean non-Mendellian — spontaneous mutations of any sort , rather than just [...]

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Tags: Apathy · Behavior · Conditions or Diagnosis · Fragile X · Genetics and heredity · Nature vs. nurture