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SUMMARY:The DNA revolution and psychology - Professor Robert Plomin (King'
 s College\, London)
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CONTACT:John Mollon
DESCRIPTION:The century-long journey from behavioural genetics (e.g.\, twi
 n studies) to behavioural genomics (DNA studies) has transformed genetic r
 esearch in the behavioural sciences. I will focus on one discovery with fa
 r-reaching implications for psychopathology. For the domains of personalit
 y and cognitive abilities\, domains whose hierarchical structures were bui
 lt psychometrically from the ground up\, their phenotypic structure reflec
 ts their genetic architecture. In contrast\, for psychopathology\, the gen
 etic architecture looks very different from our current symptom-based diag
 noses\, whose origins are more historical than empirical. First\, there is
  a great deal of genetic overlap between disorders. A striking example is 
 that most genes that affect schizophrenia also affect bipolar disorder. Se
 cond\, there are no genetically distinct disorders\, just continuous dimen
 sions of genetic risk. I hope to evoke a discussion of the scientific and 
 clinical implications of these findings. \n 
LOCATION:Ground Floor Lecture Theatre\, Department of  Psychology
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