Richard Paul Ebstein (born February 19, 1943)[1] is an American behavioral geneticist. He is Professor in the Department of Psychology at the National University of Singapore, as well as Professor Emeritus in the Psychology Department at Hebrew University.[2] He is known for his research on the genetics of human social behaviors, such as political ideology,[3][4] novelty seeking,[5][6][7] and dancing.[8][9]
Richard Ebstein | |
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| Born | Richard Paul Ebstein February 19, 1943 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Union College Yale University |
| Known for | Neuroeconomics |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Behavioral genetics |
| Institutions | Hebrew University National University of Singapore |
| Thesis | Ribosomes and polysomes in diapause and development of the Cecropia silkmoth (1968) |
References
edit- ^ "Ebstein, Richard P., 1943-". Library of Congress Name Authority File. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ "Richard Ebstein". HCEO. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ AFP (2015-08-05). "Could your genes dictate your political leaning?". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ Zaraska, Marta (2016-05-01). "The Genes of Left and Right". Scientific American. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ Ritter, Malcolm (1996-01-02). "Excitability Gene Found Studies First To Associate Gene With Personality Trait". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ Chancellor, Alexander (1999-07-19). "It's in the Genes". Slate. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ Lim, Jessie (2018-07-06). "Geneticist says travel bug may be in our blood". The New Paper. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ "Study: Dancers are genetically different". UPI. 2006-02-01. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
- ^ Viegas, Jennifer (2006-02-22). "My genes can't stop me dancing". ABC. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
External links
edit- Richard Ebstein publications indexed by Google Scholar
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