Low Grades in Adolescence Linked to Dopamine Genes
Thursday, September 2, 2010 - 12:49
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.