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How can a snapshot sampling of (presumably) adult brains yield the conclusion that personality is decided at birth? I have always assumed that environment is a
by briancooley 17y ago
How can a snapshot sampling of (presumably) adult brains yield the conclusion that personality is decided at birth?
I have always assumed that environment is a large factor in personality. What evidence is there in this data set to suggest that it isn't?
It strikes me as entirely plausible that they have the causal relationship reversed.
- rjurney 17y agoThis is a really good point. The brain changes as a result of input... why not on a large scale that is reflected in structure, if it happens en mass on a small scale at the individual neuron and pathway?
- dkarl 17y agoYet another science article where a vital gap in reasoning is simply left out. I trust scientists over science journalists, so my guess is that the scientist provided an argument, but the writer or editor didn't realize its importance and cut it out of the final piece. Still, you never know. Maybe there will be a better writeup when the study is actually published.