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Does nature or nurture play a greater role in human development?

More elaborately, does ones biology, such as their DNA, handedness, or even something as insignificant as if they have birthmarks, play a larger role in how one develops than environmental factors, such as upbringing, accent, language, and food?

A couple research articles to start you off.

Minnesota Twin Study

This study indicates a strong link between things previously thought to be purely environmentally influenced, such as personality, and a persons genetic make-up.


Response of the Brain to Environment

This study indicates that a more diverse and stimulating environment results in more massive brains, especially in the cortex( the part of the brain responsible for more complex reasoning, including planning and complex thought ).

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[Sir]

Coming back to this when I'm not half asleep, I'm posting because for some reason there's a php tag at the end of the post.

Edit: You spelled "ossapher" wrong...

[DarkFlux™]

I would say nature . Without nature there is no earth .