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Modeling behavior: the quest to link mechanisms to function.

C Janus¹, J Dubnau

¹Centre for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto, 6 Queen's Park Crescent West, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. janus@psych.utoronto.ca

Genes, Brain, and Behavior

|July 29, 2003

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Evolutionary conservation allows insights from animal behavior genetics to inform human behavior. Cross-species analysis, embraced by the International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society (IBANGS), fosters intellectual synergy in understanding behavior.

Area of Science:

Evolutionary biology
Behavioral genetics
Comparative psychology

Background:

The principle that "nothing in biology makes sense, except in the light of evolution" highlights the importance of evolutionary conservation.
Gene function and fundamental behavioral mechanisms are remarkably conserved across species.

Framework:

Evolutionary conservation provides a unifying framework for understanding behavior across diverse organisms.
This principle enables behavior geneticists to select model organisms for experimental tractability.

Implementation:

The International Behavioural and Neural Genetics Society (IBANGS) actively promotes a cross-species approach to behavior genetics.
This approach facilitates the transfer of knowledge from model organisms to human behavior.

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Implications:

Cross-species behavior-genetic analysis yields significant intellectual synergy.
Understanding conserved behavioral mechanisms across species deepens our comprehension of animal and human behavior.