Inherited Impulsivity Predicts Alcoholism, Study Reports

Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 10:29 in Biology & Nature

Solving the age-old chicken and the egg dilemma, researchers report that genetic predisposition to impulsivity is a trait predictive of alcoholism. Selective breeding of mice allowed researchers to focus on whether changing genes changes behavior.

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