The Nature-Nurture Question: Nature

The operations of nature are not defined by genetically determined physiological brain mechanisms–genes, neurotransmitters, localized areas of cortex, etc.–as is commonly believed. Rather, they come from our genetically programmed temperaments. The role of temperament is to field and digest the impacts of "nurture" in the construction of consciousness.read more
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Tags: Child Development Depression Evolutionary Psychology Neuroscience Personality Psychiatry Source Type: news