Tag: Biology
Understanding the Dopamine Reward System
Understanding the Dopamine Reward System Dopamine is an evolutionarily ancient neurotransmitter that is found in both vertebrates and invertebrates. Comparative studies show us that there are several links between dopamine and behavioral responses subjected to reward. There are 5...
Are Humans Hardwired to Be Cruel to Each other
Are Humans Hardwired to Be Cruel to Each Other? Are we really hardwired to hate one another? It’s a big question that a lot of people ask themselves but there seems to be a little catch in it. Who...
Components of Depression
Understanding Depression By Pete Casale, Origin https://scienceme.com/the-biology-of-depression.php There are a lot of terrible diseases out there. Elephant man disease, prion disease, dying of old age at 11 disease. But if you want the creme-de-la-creme of human misery, you can’t do better...
Evolution Basics
Evolution mainly consist of three steps, I will try to explain it to the best of my ability. Step 1, certain biological traits are inherited by genetic means; Step 2, mutations in genes and gene recombination produce variations in those traits; Step 3, Some...
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