PSY 1102 Lecture Notes - Allosome, Intellectual Disability, Gender Identity

• School: University of Ottawa
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PSY 1102
• Professor: all

Document Summary

Researchers are finding genes responsible for disease, trait, behaviour (gene detectives, study dna itself. ) They want to find all the factors linked with mental health. Promises and dangers: do something about it after the discovery of a bad gene/ good gene, may be able to take genes, discriminate on the basis of certain genes. Baby girls were aborted, because families preferred boys. Baby is protected in the womb, but not. Even though twins share a womb, they may not experience the same nurture (perhaps more nutrition or oxygen to one?) Adult health may be rooted in what was in the womb (if evidence supports this. ) Brains need the stimulation of everyday life (see examples in text. Old poor rats, and old rich rats (rich had more toys and rats to talk and play with. ) Rich rats had thicker brains, more numerous and bushier neurons. Children"s brain function take over when a hemisphere of the brain is missing.