Hi All: Have to confess that I'm finding this all a bit confusing, as I believe that this is the same Dias and Ressler article that was published online in Nature Neuroscience last December (a full year ago). Perhaps it's only now in print (?). If so, I’m not sure why news outlets are referring to it as news.
In any case, reluctant as I am to post this message given that these authors are my colleagues (and I like and respect Kerry Ressler a whole lot), some of you may know that this study (I'm assuming it's the same one) has already been the target of quite a bit of criticism, as well as rejoinders by the original authors. See Neuroskeptic for a summary of the debate. The comments are also well worth reading. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/neuroskeptic/2014/10/16/inherited-too-good-to-be-true/ Scott O. Lilienfeld, Ph.D. Samuel Candler Dobbs Professor Department of Psychology, Room 473 36 Eagle Row Emory University Atlanta, Georgia 30322 slil...@emory.edu -----Original Message----- From: don allen [mailto:dap...@shaw.ca] Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 11:51 AM To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) Subject: [tips] Can phobias be inherited? "Memories can be passed down to later generations through genetic switches that allow offspring to inherit the experience of their ancestors, according to new research that may explain how phobias can develop" A link to the original article is included in the newspaper report. I don't have sufficient knowledge of epigenetic research to evaluate this paper, but on the surface it appears to be reasonably well crafted. If true, this may change the way in which we view and treat phobias. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/science/science-news/10486479/Phobias-may-be-memories-passed-down-in-genes-from-ancestors.html -Don. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: slil...@emory.edu. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9b2f&n=T&l=tips&o=41186 or send a blank email to leave-41186-13509.d0999cebc8f4ed4eb54d5317367e9...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=41188 or send a blank email to leave-41188-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
