Season of Birth and Dopamine Receptor Gene Associations with Impulsivity, Sensation Seeking and Reproductive Behaviors

• Published in: PloS one Vol. 2; no. 11; p. e1216
• Main Authors: Eisenberg, Dan T. A., Campbell, Benjamin, MacKillop, James, Lum, J. Koji, Wilson, David S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 21.11.2007; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adult; Age; Analysis; Behavior; Biology; Birth; Blood pressure; Brain research; Childbirth & labor; Developmental Biology/Neurodevelopment; Dopamine; Dopamine D2 receptors; Dopamine D4 receptors; Dopamine receptors; Eating disorders; Evolutionary Biology/Human Evolution; Evolutionary Biology/Sexual Behavior; Experimental psychology; Gender; Gene polymorphism; Genes; Genetic aspects; Genetic polymorphisms; Genetics and Genomics; Genotypes; Health aspects; Humans; Hypotheses; Impulsive behavior; Impulsive Behavior - genetics; Impulsivity; Independent variables; Kinases; Laboratories; Males; Mathematical models; Melatonin; Minisatellite Repeats; Neuroscience; Neuroscience/Behavioral Neuroscience; Neuroscience/Neurodevelopment; Parturition; Phenols (Class of compounds); Phenotype; Physiological aspects; Physiology; Polymorphism; Polymorphism, Genetic; Psychology; Receptors, Dopamine - genetics; Regression analysis; Regression models; Reproduction - physiology; Rodents; Schizophrenia; Seasons; Secondary analysis; Sensation - physiology; Surveys and Questionnaires; Winter; New York; United States > US

Season of birth (SOB) has been associated with many physiological and psychological traits including novelty seeking and sensation seeking. Similar traits have been associated with genetic polymorphisms in the dopamine system. SOB and dopamine receptor genetic polymorphisms may independently and int...