Richard Ebstein

Not to be confused with Richard Epstein or Richard Arnold Epstein.
Richard Ebstein
Born
Richard Paul Ebstein

(1943-02-19) February 19, 1943 (age 81)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUnion College
Yale University
Known forNeuroeconomics
Scientific career
FieldsBehavioral genetics
InstitutionsHebrew University
National University of Singapore
Thesis Ribosomes and polysomes in diapause and development of the Cecropia silkmoth  (1968)

Richard Paul Ebstein (born February 19, 1943)[1] is an American behavioral geneticist. He is Professor in the Department of Psychology at the National University of Singapore, as well as Professor Emeritus in the Psychology Department at Hebrew University.[2] He is known for his research on the genetics of human social behaviors, such as political ideology,[3][4] novelty seeking,[5][6][7] and dancing.[8][9]

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  3. ^ AFP (2015-08-05). "Could your genes dictate your political leaning?". The Daily Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  4. ^ Zaraska, Marta (2016-05-01). "The Genes of Left and Right". Scientific American. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  5. ^ Ritter, Malcolm (1996-01-02). "Excitability Gene Found Studies First To Associate Gene With Personality Trait". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  6. ^ Chancellor, Alexander (1999-07-19). "It's in the Genes". Slate. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  7. ^ Lim, Jessie (2018-07-06). "Geneticist says travel bug may be in our blood". The New Paper. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  8. ^ "Study: Dancers are genetically different". UPI. 2006-02-01. Retrieved 2019-07-11.
  9. ^ Viegas, Jennifer (2006-02-22). "My genes can't stop me dancing". ABC. Retrieved 2019-07-11.