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The article really do say that evolutionary biologists (here evol psychologists) don't think evolution can build a function into the brain that modifies behavio
by berntb 17y ago
The article really do say that evolutionary biologists (here evol psychologists) don't think evolution can build a function into the brain that modifies behavior after environment...
Which should either be a straw man argument or that the journalist has garbled some serious argument.
Edit: In the last evolution article from the author, she fell over her own feet... explains a bit.
http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/01/sharon_begley_how_could_you.php http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2009/01/sharon_begley_how...
- tokenadult 17y agoThe article really do say that evolutionary biologists (here evol psychologists) don't think evolution can build a function into the brain that modifies behavior after environment. I'd like to respectfully request that you restate that sentence with clearer grammar. For what is mainstream in evolutionary psychology, one reasonable source is http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep/primer.html http://www.psych.ucsb.edu/research/cep/primer.html
- berntb 17y agoIs this understandable: The article really claims that evol psychology says that the environment shouldn't influence behavior! (English isn't my native language and the only thing I can write clearly, without a few rewrites, is code.) It is a nice link, a long while since I read it.