Low grades in adolescence linked to dopamine genes
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 21:14
in Psychology & Sociology
The academic performance of adolescents will suffer in at least one of four key subjects –– English, math, science, history –– if their DNA contains one or more of three specific dopamine gene variations, according to a study led by renowned biosocial criminologist Kevin M. Beaver of The Florida State University.