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Biological determinism
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Biological determinism, also known as genetic determinism, is the belief that human behaviour is directly controlled by an individual's genes or some component of their physiology, generally at the ex
The early eugenicist Francis Galton invented the term eugenics and popularized the phrase nature and nurture.
The early eugenicist Francis Galton invented the term eugenics and popularized the phrase nature and nurture.
E. O. Wilson reignited debate on biological determinism with his 1975 book Sociobiology: The New Synthesis.
E. O. Wilson reignited debate on biological determinism with his 1975 book Sociobiology: The New Synthesis.
Epigenetics
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Epigenetics is the study of changes in gene expression that occur without altering the DNA sequence. The Greek prefix epi- in epigenetics implies features that are "on top of" or "in addition to" the
Biological determinism
…as behavioural geneticists now see it as obvious that both factors are essential, and that they are intertwined, especially through the mechanisms of epigenetics. The American biologist and ant specialist E. O. Wilson, who founded the discipline of sociobiology based on observations of animals such as social…
Activation
Activation
Repression
Repression
Including medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC)
Including medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC)