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Overview

John R. Alford is affiliated with Rice University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the intersection of neuroscience and psychology, with a specific emphasis on sensory systems and cognitive neuroscience.

The scientist's recent paper titled Political attitudes vary with detection of androstenone, published in 2020 in the journal Politics and the Life Sciences, addresses the relationship between sensory detection and political attitudes. This publication has attracted citations reflecting attention within the research community.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with John R. Alford include:

  • Amanda Friesen
  • Mike Gruszczynski
  • Kevin B. Smith
  • John R. Hibbing

John R. Alford's work has appeared in the following publication venue:

  • Politics and the Life Sciences

Their main fields of study are:

  • Neuroscience
  • Psychology

The subfields informing their research include:

  • Sensory Systems
  • Experimental and Cognitive Psychology
  • Cognitive Neuroscience

Key topics central to John R. Alford's research activity are:

  • Olfactory and Sensory Function Studies
  • Evolutionary Psychology and Human Behavior
  • Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment

Best Publications

  • Are Political Orientations Genetically Transmitted

    John R. Alford;Carolyn L. Funk;John R. Hibbing

  • Political Attitudes Vary with Physiological Traits

    Douglas R. Oxley;Kevin B. Smith;John R. Alford;Matthew V. Hibbing

  • Differences in negativity bias underlie variations in political ideology.

    John R. Hibbing;Kevin B. Smith;John R. Alford

  • Disgust Sensitivity and the Neurophysiology of Left-Right Political Orientations

    Kevin B. Smith;Douglas R. Oxley;Matthew V. Hibbing;John R. Alford

  • Predisposed: Liberals, Conservatives, and the Biology of Political Differences

    John R. Hibbing;Kevin B. Smith;John R. Alford

  • The Politics of Mate Choice

    John R. Alford;Peter K. Hatemi;John R. Hibbing;Nicholas G. Martin

  • The Electoral Impact of Economic Conditions: Who is Held Responsible?

    John R. Hibbing;John R. Alford

  • Can Government Regulate Safety? The Coal Mine Example

    Michael S. Lewis-Beck;John R. Alford

  • The Origin of Politics: An Evolutionary Theory of Political Behavior

    John R. Alford;John R. Hibbing

  • Not by twins alone: Using the extended family design to investigate genetic influence on political beliefs

    Peter K. Hatemi;John R. Hibbing;Sarah E. Medland;Matthew C. Keller

  • Is There a “Party” in Your Genes?:

    Peter K. Hatemi;John R. Alford;John R. Hibbing;Nicholas G. Martin

  • Increased Incumbency Advantage in the House

    John R. Alford;John R. Hibbing

  • Linking Genetics and Political Attitudes: Reconceptualizing Political Ideology

    Kevin B. Smith;Douglas R. Oxley;Matthew V. Hibbing;John R. Alford

  • Intuitive Ethics and Political Orientations: Testing Moral Foundations as a Theory of Political Ideology

    Kevin B. Smith;John R. Alford;John R. Hibbing;Nicholas G. Martin

  • Accepting Authoritative Decisions: Humans as Wary Cooperators

    John R. Hibbing;John R. Alford

  • Nonpolitical Images Evoke Neural Predictors of Political Ideology

    Woo Young Ahn;Kenneth T. Kishida;Xiaosi Gu;Xiaosi Gu;Terry Lohrenz

  • Genetic and Environmental Transmission of Political Orientations

    Carolyn L. Funk;Kevin B. Smith;John R. Alford;Matthew V. Hibbing

  • Biology, Ideology, and Epistemology: How Do We Know Political Attitudes Are Inherited and Why Should We Care?

    Kevin Smith;John R Alford;Peter K. Hatemi;Lindon J. Eaves

  • Television Markets and Congressional Elections

    James E. Campbell;John R. Alford;Keith Henry

  • Personal, Interpersonal, and Political Temperaments

    John R. Alford;John R. Hibbing

  • Overdraft: The Political Cost of Congressional Malfeasance

    John Alford;Holly Teeters;Daniel S. Ward;Rick K. Wilson

Frequent Co-Authors

John R. Hibbing
John R. Hibbing University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Kevin B. Smith
Kevin B. Smith University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Peter K. Hatemi
Peter K. Hatemi Pennsylvania State University
Nicholas G. Martin
Nicholas G. Martin QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Xiaosi Gu
Xiaosi Gu Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Robert F. Krueger
Robert F. Krueger University of Minnesota
Sarah E. Medland
Sarah E. Medland QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
P. Read Montague
P. Read Montague Virginia Tech
Nicholas R. Eaton
Nicholas R. Eaton Stony Brook University
Peter Dayan
Peter Dayan Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

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