Study: Brain reactions to emotional info influenced by genes.
May 8th 2015, 7:05 am
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Study: Brain reactions to emotional info influenced by genes.
May 8th 2015, 7:48 am
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Re: Study: Brain reactions to emotional info influenced by genes.
I thought the same when I read it
May 8th 2015, 9:57 am
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Re: Study: Brain reactions to emotional info influenced by genes.
Interesting piece. The unfortunate upshot of all this genetic tinkering is that in a century or two we will end up as a species of clones.
May 8th 2015, 10:54 am
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Re: Study: Brain reactions to emotional info influenced by genes.
Originally Posted by Shard
Interesting piece. The unfortunate upshot of all this genetic tinkering is that in a century or two we will end up as a species of clones.
The brain is still one of the least understood organs as far as I know, its a tricky thing to figure out for science it seems.
May 8th 2015, 11:05 am
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Re: Study: Brain reactions to emotional info influenced by genes.
Yes, despite massive advances, very early stages for understanding the brain. Look up "connectome" for some more insight.
May 8th 2015, 8:01 pm
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Re: Study: Brain reactions to emotional info influenced by genes.
How can you tell the difference between a male chromosome and a female one?
Spoiler:
May 8th 2015, 11:16 pm
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Re: Study: Brain reactions to emotional info influenced by genes.
Check out Robert Sapolsky's lectures (look out for the depression lecture, I don't think it's in the playlist):
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...0326949691B199
A fun starting point is this one, regarding his position on the "biological underpinnings of religiosity":
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...0326949691B199
A fun starting point is this one, regarding his position on the "biological underpinnings of religiosity":
