Current brain and behavior theories idealize human behavior and over emphasize language – esp American English….duh

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“…dopamine neurons signal meaning…”

“…the faces of general law-biding public have a greater degree of resemblance compared with the faces of criminals, or criminals have a higher degree of dissimilarity in facial appearance than normal people,”

“I think what we find emotionally or aesthetically more appealing is not the basis for science,”

Epigenetics: Weak Model

“This is the new “Lamarckian” view that environmentally-induced changes in the DNA, often affecting the methylation of DNA bases, could be an important contributor to evolution. The problem with this is that these changes are not permanent, and are often effaced after one or two generations.

PTSD “…a single exposure to stress may have long-term functional (glutamate release) and structural (dendrite atrophy) consequences.”

“All models are wrong, but some are useful.”