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Check out "Synaptic Self" by Joseph LeDoux and google 'epigenetics'.<br>
Best,<br>
AR<br>
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Can anyone here recommend material on
the study of behavioral genetics and the selection pressure for the human
ability to quickly overcome genetic behavior through conditioning? I had
a thought that human learning, achievement, fashion and social skills all
stem from a neat trick we picked up that allows us to adapt our behavior
in the current generation in response to our environment rather than waiting
dozens of generations for selection to work it's long process. Add a feedback
loop and you have a prescription for a species who's social structure evolves
faster than the physical structure. All of what we are may be wrapped up
in a minor adaptation that allows us to essentially reprogram behavior on
the fly. I thought I would spend some time studying this, but I am finding
it difficult to find material. Either there just isn't much yet, or I am
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<div><font face="Arial" size="2">Kevin Freels</font></div>
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