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.

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