Can impulsivity evolve in response to childhood environmental harshness?

Previous studies have suggested that human impulsivity is an adaptive response to childhood environmental harshness: individuals from families of low socioeconomic status (SES) tend to be more impulsive. However, no studies have tested the evolvability of this reaction norm. This study examined whet...

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Published in:	Evolutionary Human Sciences
Main Authors:	Atsushi Kometani, Yohsuke Ohtsubo
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge University Press 2022-01-01
Subjects:	Impulsivity childhood socioeconomic status phenotypic plasticity life history theory
Online Access:	https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2513843X22000226/type/journal_article