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·April 14, 2016·3 min read

Environmental Factors Relevant to Development of Self Control by Age 3

A new study reports that, by the age of 3, environmental influences become relevant in the development of a toddler's self control.

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·March 28, 2016·4 min read

Biological Mechanism Passes On Long Term Epigenetic ‘Memories’

A new study uncovers the mechanism that turns the inheritance of environmental influences on and off.

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·March 21, 2016·2 min read

Country Birds Lack the Smarts of City Birds

Researchers find clear cognitive differences between birds from rural and urbanized areas.

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·March 14, 2016·3 min read

Environmental Intervention Can Temporarily Raise General Intelligence

A new study reports environmental intervention can help to raise general intelligence in low birth weight children, but only in the short term.

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·March 1, 2016·3 min read

Twin Study Finds Genetics and Environment Affect Different Brain Regions

According to a new twin study, cerebral glucose metabolism plays a major role in the bilateral parietal lobe and left temporal lobe, while environmental factors influence different brain regions.

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·January 13, 2016·4 min read

How Genetics and Environment Influence Antisocial Behavior

A new study reports a gene involved in emotional regulation may influence the long term impact of violence experienced in childhood on antisocial behavior later in life.

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·November 16, 2015·3 min read

Human Brains Evolved to Be More Responsive to Environmental Influences

A new study reports the human brain exhibits greater plasticity than the brains of chimpanzees, which may have accounted for part of our evolution.

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·October 1, 2015·4 min read

Why Beauty Really is in the Eye of the Beholder

A new study reports personal experience is key to our opinions of attractiveness.

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·July 2, 2015·5 min read

Walking in Nature Could Reduce Depression Risk

Feeling depressed? Take a stroll in nature. Researchers report walking in nature can lower the risk of depression.

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·May 19, 2015·3 min read

Nature or Nurture? Twin Study Finds Both are Almost Equal

According to a new study, on average, the variation for human traits and diseases is 49 per cent genetic and 51 per cent due to environmental factors.