Epigenetics, Genes, Phenotype, Biology (Nature and Nurture)

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1 Andersen, P. (2013). Epigenetics. [video]. (9:20). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9a-ru2ES6Y  (Links to an external site.)
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2 Berninger, V. (2001). Understanding nature-nurture interactions in learning (Links to an external site.)
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. Learning Disabilities Quarterly, 24, 139-140.

3 Berninger, V., & Richards, T. (2010). Inter-relationships among behavioral markers, genes, brain, and treatment in dyslexia and dysgraphia (Links to an external site.)
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. Future Neurology, 5, 597-617. doi: 10.2217/fnl.10.22). 

4 Bird, A. (2013). Genetics, epigenetics and disease. [video]. (1:17:02). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHpfkNRscOc  (Links to an external site.)
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5 Byrne, B., Olson, R. K., Samuelsson, S., Wadsworth, S., Corley, R., DeFries, J. C., & Willcutt, E. (2006). Genetic and environmental influences on early literacy. (Links to an external site.)
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Journal of Research in Reading, 29(1), 33-49. 

6 Casey, B. J., Glatt, C. E., Tottenham, N., Soliman, F., Bath, K., Amso, D., ... & McEwen, B. (2009). Brain-derived neurotrophic factor as a model system for examining gene by environment interactions across development.  (Links to an external site.)
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Neuroscience, 164(1), 108-120. 

7 Chapman, N. Raskind, W., Thomson, J., Berninger, V., & Wijsman, E. (2003). Segregation analysis of phenotypic components of learning disabilities.II. Phonological decoding. (Links to an external site.)
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American Journal of Medical Genetics/Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 121B:60-70. 

8  Chapman, N., Igo, R., Thomson, J., Matsushita, M., Brkanac, Z., Hotzman, T., Berninger, V., Wijsman, E., & Raskind, W. (2004). Linkage analyses of four regions previously implicated in dyslexia: confirmation of a locus on chromosome 15q. (Links to an external site.)
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American Journal of Medical Genetics/Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 131B, 67-75. Reprinted in American Journal of Medical Genetics Supplement.

9 Desplats, P. A. (2014). Perinatal programming of neurodevelopment: Epigenetic mechanisms and the prenatal shaping of the brain (Links to an external site.)
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. In Antonelli, M. (Ed.), Perinatal Programming of neurodevelopment (pp. 335-361). New York, NY: Springer.

10         Fagiolini, M., Jensen, C. L., & Champagne, F. A. (2009). Epigenetic influences on brain development and plasticity.  (Links to an external site.)
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Current Opinion in Neurobiology, 19(2), 207-212. 

11         Feil, R., & Fraga, M. F. (2012). Epigenetics and the environment: emerging patterns and implications. (Links to an external site.)
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Nature Reviews Genetics, 13(2), 97-109. 

12         Fischer, K. (2010). Epigenetics and Ecology. [slides]. Harvard University (PSYCE-1609).

13         Ghosh, S., Sengupta, S., & Scaria, V. (2014). Comparative analysis of human mitochondrial methylomes shows distinct patterns of epigenetic regulation in mitochondria. (Links to an external site.)
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Mitochondrion, 18, 58-62.

14         Griffins, C. (2012). Epigenetics and the influence of our genes. Tedx. Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTBg6hqeuTg   (Links to an external site.)
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15         Gianaros, P. J., & Manuck, S. B. (2010). Neurobiological pathways linking socioeconomic position and health.  (Links to an external site.)
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Psychosomatic Medicine, 72(5), 450. 

16         Guerrero-Bosagna, C. (2016). What is epigenetics? [video]. (5:02). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aAhcNjmvhc  (Links to an external site.)
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17         Hackman, D. A., Farah, M. J., & Meaney, M. J. (2010). Socioeconomic status and the brain: mechanistic insights from human and animal research. (Links to an external site.)
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Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 11(9), 651-659. 

18         Hackman, D. A., Gallop, R., Evans, G. W., & Farah, M. J. (2015). Socioeconomic status and executive function: developmental trajectories and mediation. Developmental Science, 18(5), 686-702. 

19         Hair, N. L., Hanson, J. L., Wolfe, B. L., & Pollak, S. D. (2015). Association of child poverty, brain development, and academic achievement.  (Links to an external site.)
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JAMA Pediatrics, 169(9), 822-829. 

20         Hayiou‐Thomas, M. E., Harlaar, N., Dale, P. S., & Plomin, R. (2006). Genetic and environmental mediation of the prediction from preschool language and nonverbal ability to 7‐year reading. (Links to an external site.)
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Journal of Research in Reading, 29(1), 50-74. 

21         Heard, E., & Martienssen, R. A. (2014). Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance: myths and mechanisms (Links to an external site.)
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. Cell, 157(1), 95-109.

22         Hsu, L., Wijsman, E., Berninger, V., Thomson, J., & Raskind, W. (2002). Familial aggregation of dyslexia phenotypes: Paired correlated measures. (Links to an external site.)
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American Journal of Medical Genetics/Neuropsychiatric Genetics, 114, 471-478.

23         Kandler, C., Riemann, R., & Kämpfe, N. (2009). Genetic and environmental mediation between measures of personality and family environment in twins reared together. (Links to an external site.)
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Behavior Genetics, 39(1), 24-35. 

24         Karmiloff-Smith, A., Casey, B. J., Massand, E., Tomalski, P. & Thomas, M. S. C. (2014, Mar 6). Environmental and genetic influences on neurocognitive development: the importance of multiple methodologies and time-dependent intervention. (Links to an external site.)
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Clinical Psychological Science.

25         Kishiyama, M. M., Boyce, W. T., Jimenez, A. M., Perry, L. M., & Knight, R. T. (2009). Socioeconomic disparities affect prefrontal function in children.  (Links to an external site.)
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Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 21(6), 1106-1115. 

26         Leonard, J. A., Mackey, A. P., Finn, A. S., & Gabrieli, J. D. (2015). Differential effects of socioeconomic status on working and procedural memory systems. (Links to an external site.)
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Frontiers in Human Neuroscience, 9. 

27         Montag, C., Hahn, E., Reuter, M., Spinath, F. M., Davis, K., & Panksepp, J. (2016). The role of nature and nurture for individual differences in primary emotional systems: Evidence from a twin study. (Links to an external site.)
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PloS one, 11(3), e0151405. 

28         Noble, K. G., & Mccandliss, B. D. (2005). Reading development and impairment: behavioral, social, and neurobiological factors. (Links to an external site.)
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Journal of Developmental & Behavioral Pediatrics, 26(5), 370-378. 

29         Noble, K. G., Engelhardt, L. E., Brito, N. H., Mack, L. J., Nail, E. J., Angal, J., ... & Elliott, A. J. (2015). Socioeconomic disparities in neurocognitive development in the first two years of life. (Links to an external site.)
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Developmental Psychobiology, 57(5), 535-551. 

30         Noble, K. G., Houston, S. M., Brito, N. H., Bartsch, H., Kan, E., Kuperman, J. M., ... & Schork, N. J. (2015). Family income, parental education and brain structure in children and adolescents. (Links to an external site.)
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Nature Neuroscience, 18(5), 773-778. 

31         Normile, D. (2016). Nature from nurture. (Links to an external site.)
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Science, 351(6276), 908-910. 

32         Pavlakis, A. E., Noble, K., Pavlakis, S. G., Ali, N., & Frank, Y. (2015). Brain imaging and electrophysiology biomarkers: Is there a role in poverty and education outcome research?. (Links to an external site.)
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Pediatric Neurology, 52(4), 383-388. 

33         Peeke, P. (2014). Epigenetic transformation -- you are what your grandparents ate: Pamela Peeke at TEDxLowerEastSide. [video]. (21:14). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udlz7CMLuLQ  (Links to an external site.)
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34         Pembrey, M. E., Bygren, L. O., Kaati, G., Edvinsson, S., Northstone, K., Sjöström, M., & Golding, J. (2006). Sex-specific, male-line transgenerational responses in humans (Links to an external site.)
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. European Journal of Human Genetics, 14(2), 159.

35         Plomin, R., & Deary, I. J. (2015). Genetics and intelligence differences: five special findings. (Links to an external site.)
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Molecular Psychiatry, 20(1), 98-108. 

36         Polderman, T. J., Benyamin, B., De Leeuw, C. A., Sullivan, P. F., Van Bochoven, A., Visscher, P. M., & Posthuma, D. (2015). Meta-analysis of the heritability of human traits based on fifty years of twin studies (Links to an external site.)
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. Nature Genetics, 47(7), 702.

37         Richards, E. J. (2006). Inherited epigenetic variation—revisiting soft inheritance (Links to an external site.)
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. Nature Reviews Genetics, 7(5), 395.

38         Riemann, M. (2015). Epigenetics & Personal Health: Can We Control Our Own Future? | Matt Riemann | TEDxVeniceBeach. [video]. (17:54). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZ3o5X2j3kY  (Links to an external site.)
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39         Rietveld, C. A., Medland, S. E., Derringer, J., Yang, J., Esko, T., Martin, N. W., ... & Albrecht, E. (2013). GWAS of 126,559 individuals identifies genetic variants associated with educational attainment. (Links to an external site.)
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Science, 340(6139), 1467-1471. 

40         Roos, L. E., Fisher, P. A., Shaw, D. S., Kim, H. K., Neiderhiser, J. M., Reiss, D., ... & Leve, L. D. (2016). Inherited and environmental influences on a childhood co-occurring symptom phenotype: Evidence from an adoption study.  (Links to an external site.)
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Development and Psychopathology, 28(1), 111-125. 

41         Sapolsky, R. (2014). Behavior and epigenetics. [video]. (6:21). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMp62nEgGNI  (Links to an external site.)
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42         Schulz-Heik, R. J., Rhee, S. H., Silvern, L. E., Haberstick, B. C., Hopfer, C., Lessem, J. M., & Hewitt, J. K. (2010). The association between conduct problems and maltreatment: Testing genetic and environmental mediation. (Links to an external site.)
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Behavior Genetics, 40(3), 338-348. 

43         Sheese, B. E., Voelker, P, Posner, M. I. and Rothbart, M. K. (2009). Genetic variation influences on the early development of reactive emotions and their regulation by attention.  (Links to an external site.)
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Cognitive Neuropsychiatry, 14(4), 332- 355. 

44         Sheese, B. E., Voelker, P. M., Rothbart, M. K., & Posner, M. I. (2007). Parenting quality interacts with genetic variation in dopamine receptor D4 to influence temperament in early childhood. (Links to an external site.)
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Development and Psychopathology, 19(4), 1039-1046. 

45         Sheese, B.E., Rothbart, M.K., Voelker, P., & Posner, M.I. (2012). The dopamine receptor D4 gene 7 repeat allele interacts with parenting quality to predict effortful control in four-year-old children (Links to an external site.)
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. Child Development Research. 

46         Thomas, M. S. C. & Karmiloff-Smith, A. (2003). Modelling language acquisition in atypical phenotypes. (Links to an external site.)
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Psychological Review, 110(4), 647-682. 

47         Thomas, M. S. C., Forrester, N. A., & Ronald, A. (2016). Multi-scale modeling of gene-behavior associations in an artificial neural network model of cognitive development. (Links to an external site.)
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Cognitive Science, 40(1), 51-99. 

48         Thomas, M. S. C., Knowland, V. C. P., & Karmiloff-Smith, A. (2011). Mechanisms of developmental regression in autism and the broader phenotype: A neural network modeling approach. (Links to an external site.)
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Psychological Review, 118(4), 637-654. 

49         Thomas, M. S. C., Kovas, Y., Meaburn, E., & Tolmie, A. (2015). What can the study of genetics offer to educators? (Links to an external site.)
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Mind, Brain and Education, 9(2), 72-80. doi: 10.1111/mbe.12077. 

50         Ursache, A., & Noble, K. G. (2016). Neurocognitive development in socioeconomic context: Multiple mechanisms and implications for measuring socioeconomic status. (Links to an external site.)
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Psychophysiology, 53(1), 71-82. 

51         Ursache, A., Noble, K. G., & Blair, C. (2015). Socioeconomic status, subjective social status, and perceived stress: Associations with stress physiology and executive functioning.  (Links to an external site.)
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Behavioral Medicine, 41(3), 145-154. 

52         Viding, E., Price, T. S., Spinath, F. M., Bishop, D. V., Dale, P. S., & Plomin, R. (2003). Genetic and environmental mediation of the relationship between language and nonverbal impairment in 4-year-old twins.  (Links to an external site.)
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Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 46(6), 1271-1282. 

53         Waterland, R. A., & Jirtle, R. L. (2003). Transposable elements: targets for early nutritional effects on epigenetic gene regulation (Links to an external site.)
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. Molecular and cellular biology, 23(15), 5293-5300.

54         Wessel, A. (2009). What is epigenesis? or Gene's place in development (Links to an external site.)
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. human_ontogenetics, 3(2), 35-37.

55         Weaver, I. C., Cervoni, N., Champagne, F. A., D'Alessio, A. C., Sharma, S., Seckl, J. R., ... & Meaney, M. J. (2004). . Nature Neuroscience, 7(8), 847.

56         Wermter, A.K., Laucht, M., Schimmelmann, B.G., Banaschweski, T., Sonuga-Barke, J.S. (2010).  From nature versus nurture, via nature and nurture, to gene x environment interaction in mental disorders. (Links to an external site.)
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European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 19(3), 199-210. 

57         White, T., Andreasen, NC, & Nopoulsol, P. (2002). Brain volumes and surface morphology in monozygotic twins.  (Links to an external site.)
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Cerebral Cortex 12(5), 486-493. doi: 10.1093/cercor/12.5.486. 

 

Other Resources

1 ABCTVCatalyst. (2014). Epigenetics. [video]. (7:50). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CQhvP5n8Q8  (Links to an external site.)
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2 University of California TV. (2011). Epigenetics 101: Why grandmothers are important. [video]. (1:14:59). Available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YXm5j8qZaA  (Links to an external site.)
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