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Jake Young is a MD/PhD student at Mount Sinai School of Medicine focusing in Neuroscience. He is due to graduate in 2032. He received a BS and a MS in Biological Sciences from Stanford University -- where he spent most of his time drinking heavily and building vegetable catapults instead of learning information that would now be eminently useful. When he is not failing terrifically to perform his sworn duties, he enjoys watching bad movies, ethnic food, and running.
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Category: Nature vs. Nuture • Neuroscience
Posted on: June 9, 2006 1:17 PM, by Jake Young
This article in Science News is really interesting as it goes into the causes of disruptive behavior in children. I don't have much time to review it now as I have the last test of my graduate school life in about an hour and a half, but I think it cuts a good balance between saying that genes matter and saying that they matter in an enviromental context.
I will be doing the happy dance with more posts later.
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