Gary J Lewis

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  1. ncbi Genetic evidence for multiple biological mechanisms underlying in-group favoritism
    Gary J Lewis
    Department of Psychology, 7 George Square, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ, United Kingdom
    Psychol Sci 21:1623-8. 2010
  2. ncbi Moral values are associated with individual differences in regional brain volume
    Gary J Lewis
    University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
    J Cogn Neurosci 24:1657-63. 2012
  3. ncbi A common heritable factor influences prosocial obligations across multiple domains
    Gary J Lewis
    Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, 7 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ, UK
    Biol Lett 7:567-70. 2011
  4. ncbi From left to right: how the personality system allows basic traits to influence politics via characteristic moral adaptations
    Gary J Lewis
    Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, UK
    Br J Psychol 102:546-58. 2011

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Publications4

  1. ncbi Genetic evidence for multiple biological mechanisms underlying in-group favoritism
    Gary J Lewis
    Department of Psychology, 7 George Square, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ, United Kingdom
    Psychol Sci 21:1623-8. 2010
    ..The best-fitting model revealed that a biological mechanism facilitates affiliation with arbitrary groups and exists alongside essentialist systems that evolved to process salient cues, such as shared beliefs and ancestry...
  2. ncbi Moral values are associated with individual differences in regional brain volume
    Gary J Lewis
    University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
    J Cogn Neurosci 24:1657-63. 2012
    ..These findings demonstrate that variation in moral sentiment reflects individual differences in brain structure and suggest a biological basis for moral sentiment, distributed across multiple brain regions...
  3. ncbi A common heritable factor influences prosocial obligations across multiple domains
    Gary J Lewis
    Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, 7 George Square, Edinburgh EH8 9JZ, UK
    Biol Lett 7:567-70. 2011
    ..In males, genetic influences were observed for welfare obligation, with unique environments affecting work and civic duty...
  4. ncbi From left to right: how the personality system allows basic traits to influence politics via characteristic moral adaptations
    Gary J Lewis
    Department of Psychology, University of Edinburgh, UK
    Br J Psychol 102:546-58. 2011
    ..These findings help to explain inconsistencies in previous studies attempting to link personality to political orientation that have not included the intermediary level of values...