The question of whether human behavior is driven by innate biological forces or the product of our learning and environment has been a popular discussion at cocktail parties and scientific conferences ...

There’s an age-old debate in child psychology: nature versus nurture. “Nature” argues that behavioral traits, such as our personalities, are determined by our genetic makeup. “Nurture” argues that ...

Genome sequencing has been used to determine how much genes influence human characteristics including height and weight, and susceptibility to diseases like type 2 diabetes, in a study co-led by ...

The Nature versus Nurture debate has long occupied the realms of psycho­logy, science, and philosophy. At its core, the ...

It’s an age-old question: is nature or nurture more responsible for how we turn out in life? Scientists have long believed that some combination of our genes and environment – our diets, lifestyles, ...

Blame it on your parents (nature). Blame it on your friends (nurture). But, in truth, you can probably blame your personality on both. Is the development of human personalities the result of inherited ...

Like humans, mice will compete over territory and mates, and show increased confidence in their fighting skills the more they win. At first, a brain chemical called dopamine is essential for young ...