There has been some debate for many years about which has more influence on us, nature or nurture — nature being the ...

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 ...

A prolific science journalist challenged conventional wisdom on human behavior determination in a lecture Tuesday before a large audience in McCosh 50. "Genes are at the mercy of our experience," said ...

For more than a century, scientists have debated whether intelligence is mostly a product of nature or nurture. Identical twins—those born with the same genetic blueprint—have long been the perfect ...

How does a robotic arm or a prosthetic hand learn a complex task like grasping and rotating a ball? Researchers address the classic 'nature versus nurture' question. The research demonstrates that the ...

There is an age-old debate by scholars about the origin of criminal behaviour, whether it is nature or nurture. In other words, is it the genetic makeup of a man that makes him a criminal or the ...

Riddle me this: how can it be that reading these words activates nearly identical word-sensitive patches of the brain’s visual system in you and nearly every other reader of this story? And that a ...