Christopher Badcock Ph.D.

Imprinting and the Epigenetics of the Brain and Sleep

One of the best-understood epigenetic mechanisms—genomic imprinting—explains much about both sleep and the brain.

One of the best-understood epigenetic mechanisms—genomic imprinting—explains much about both sleep and the brain.

Solitude Is the School of Genius

Great scientists in the past have not only tended to be autistic, but also to be socially isolated.

Great scientists in the past have not only tended to be autistic, but also to be socially isolated.

Mindful in the Classroom: New Lessons in Mental Literacy

A new age of neuroscientific literacy is beginning in the classroom.

A new age of neuroscientific literacy is beginning in the classroom.

It’s the Mode for Men to Have More Sex Partners

A common fallacy mistakes the mean for the mode, where the number of sex partners distinguished by sex is concerned.

A common fallacy mistakes the mean for the mode, where the number of sex partners distinguished by sex is concerned.

Early Brain Over-Growth Is Indicative of Autism as Predicted

The imprinted brain theory links brain growth to autism, and a new study confirms the association.

The imprinted brain theory links brain growth to autism, and a new study confirms the association.

Margaret Mead and the Great Samoan Nurture Hoax

Margaret Mead’s claim that nurture prevailed over nature in Samoan childhood and adolescence has been shown to be completely fictitious.

Margaret Mead’s claim that nurture prevailed over nature in Samoan childhood and adolescence has been shown to be completely fictitious.

Boys Will Be Boys—Even If Raised Believed to Be Girls

Boys born seeming to be girls and socialised as such revert to male after puberty in ~90% of cases, providing an acid test of nature versus nurture.

Boys born seeming to be girls and socialised as such revert to male after puberty in ~90% of cases, providing an acid test of nature versus nurture.

Seeing Is Believing: Religion, Madness, and Mechanism

Mentalism conflicts with mechanism in both religion and art.

Mentalism conflicts with mechanism in both religion and art.

Opposite Genetic Profiles of Autism vs. Schizophrenia

Although both autism and schizophrenia feature symptomatic communication difficulties, genetic profiling reveals them to be opposites as proposed by the diametric model.

Although both autism and schizophrenia feature symptomatic communication difficulties, genetic profiling reveals them to be opposites as proposed by the diametric model.

Imprinted Genes and Infant Temperament: First Findings

The first study to compare expression of imprinted genes with measures of infant temperament yields encouraging results for the imprinted brain theory.

The first study to compare expression of imprinted genes with measures of infant temperament yields encouraging results for the imprinted brain theory.