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Assumptions

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1) Behaviour can be explained by genetics
2) Behaviour can be explained by levels of neurotransmitters
3) Behaviours are caused by neuroanatomical structures

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Genetics - Research

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  • Darwin - Behaviours can be explained by evolution
  • Buss (1989) - Women prefer men with resources, men prefer young/physically attractive women
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Genetics - Genotype & Phenotype

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  • Genotype - information in DNA
  • Phenotype - Traits expressed as a result of gene expression in environment
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Genetics - Identical Twins

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  • Can have different skin colour/fingerprints despite being genetically identical
  • Genes spliced, recombined, assembled as they develop from conception
  • Same starting point =/= same outcome
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Neurochemistry - Neurotransmitters

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  • Carry signals between synapses
  • All moods/feelings created this way
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Neurochemistry - Oxytocin

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Bonding, security/safety, love, belonging/attachment

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Neurochemistry - Serotonin

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Impulse control, satisfaction, level mood

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Neurochemistry - Dopamine

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Learning/memory, addiction, excitement/ nervousness

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Neurochemistry - Cortisol

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Stress hormone, steroid, energy production, shuts off ‘caretaking’

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Neuroanatomy - Lobes

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Large, physically separate brain structures

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Neuroanatomy - Cerebellum

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Automatic memory, emotional responses

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Neuroanatomy - Occipital lobe

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Vision, visual perception

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Neuroanatomy - Temporal lobe

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Emotion, memory, language

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Neuroanatomy - Parietal lobe

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Motor skills, senses, navigation

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Neuroanatomy - Frontal Love

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Planning, impulse control, personality

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Neuroanatomy - Hemispheres

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Left and right sides of the brain from top view

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Neuroanatomy - Left Hemisphere

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Language

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Neuroanatomy - Right hemisphere

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Spatial memory

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Neuroanatomy - Cortex (pl. Cortices)

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A region of a lobe that performs a specific function

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