Ecological variation and niche construction: 1, 2, 3
Part 1 From its most basic expression in grazing and predatory nematodes with differences in morphological and behavioral phenotypes, neurogenic niche construction is nutrient-dependent and […]
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Cute misrepresentations of cause and effect
The science of cute How cute is that? ‘Our focus on objective affective reactions to identify core hedonic processes takes its lead from Darwin’s […]
Creation of new species
1. “Genetically altered mice are a powerful experimental tool, but the extent to which recent positive selection in humans acts on pathways and amino-acid residues […]
Is the International Society for Human Ethology (ISHE) HBES lite?
From what Feierman wrote about HBES and ISHE, which includes his opinion that “…ISHE is “HBES Lite,”…” it became clear that the second time he […]
Desmond Morris Syndrome: No selective advantage
Desmond Morris Syndrome (DSM), where story-telling that incorporates evolutionary theory is better accepted than the basic principles of biology and levels of biological organization
Olfactory modulation of visual perception
without human pheromones we would not survive long enough to develop genetically predisposed hormonally controlled preferences for the visual appeal of other people
How Species Diversify
It is olfactory/pheromonal input that is responsible for the sensory drive and species diversity of Cichlids and the diversity of all species.
Nobel laureate challenges psychologists to clean up their act
social priming doesn’t begin with a visual stimulus or a hormone like oxytocin in mammals. It begins with gene activation by a sensory stimulus
Brain Activation Areas of Sexual Arousal with Olfactory Stimulation in Men
There is no direct link from visual or auditory stimuli that would explain any likelihood that spectral stimuli could classically condition the response to nutrient chemical associated with food odors.
Human pheromones and the visual appeal of other people (Part one)
“The findings also provide a framework for understanding fascinating evolutionary questions, such as why humans of different ethnicities have distinct facial features and how these are embedded in our genome.”