Genes and Behavior

Writing assignment

Personality of candidates: 1, 2, 3

I. The brain (continued)

New mammalian brain: The cortex

Lobes: Occipital, temporal, parietal, frontal – Phinneas Gage

Left-right differences: Gazzaniga example

II. Evolution in psychology

III. Genetic influences in early life

Imprinting

Innate responses in humans: Walking, drying baby

Where do the innate responses go?

IV. Genetic influences across the lifespan

Minnesota Twin project: Example

The allele research and depression

Monkey research: Stephen Suomi

Early childhood experiences