DNA Genetics
One advantage of belonging to a cohesive society in which people help each other is that the group is often better equipped than a set of individuals to deal with threats from the outside.
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Psychologists have identified an "early warning signal" in the brain that helps us avoid repeating previous mistakes. Their research identifies, for the first time, a mechanism in the brain that reacts in just 0.1 seconds to things that have resulted...
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Oxytocin receptor genetic variation relates to empathy and stress reactivity in humans.
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People differ in the degree to which they like or dislike themselves. This trait is called self esteem (SE). The research on SE offers some interesting insights into organizational behavior.
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The '10,000 hour rule' now dictates the way many athletes are trained. But practice makes little difference, says David Epstein in an extract from his new book, without the 'trainability' gene.
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