It's becoming more and more clear that there are a large number of behaviors which have genetic underpinnings. I've been reading about the genetic origins of stuttering lately, and if you've seen my latest LJ post, there's a link to a post on the neural pathways affecting dyslexia.
So much for the 'humans have no instincts' meme. Not that it had good legs to begin with, but there has been an awful lot of push-back against any claim of instincts for humans from various sectors. I won't speculate here why that's so, beyond saying that I find the idea of personality being determined by chemistry a bit squicky... and that I think that feeling squicky is good for me, 'cause it tells me where I may have an unexamined assumption that needs digging up.
Also, miss you! Yay that you've thumped swine flu, Oy! re: relatives, and 'Uh, gotta get to that...' re: taxes. Are you having (some) fun, at least...?
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Date: 2010-02-12 12:13 am (UTC)It's becoming more and more clear that there are a large number of behaviors which have genetic underpinnings. I've been reading about the genetic origins of stuttering lately, and if you've seen my latest LJ post, there's a link to a post on the neural pathways affecting dyslexia.
So much for the 'humans have no instincts' meme. Not that it had good legs to begin with, but there has been an awful lot of push-back against any claim of instincts for humans from various sectors. I won't speculate here why that's so, beyond saying that I find the idea of personality being determined by chemistry a bit squicky... and that I think that feeling squicky is good for me, 'cause it tells me where I may have an unexamined assumption that needs digging up.
Also, miss you! Yay that you've thumped swine flu, Oy! re: relatives, and 'Uh, gotta get to that...' re: taxes. Are you having (some) fun, at least...?