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jackofallgeeksThe human mind is a fascinating thing, and most especially when one tried to tie our mind to the biological brain, and from there to the rest of our physical body.
This Article mostly concerned with men becoming fathers but concentrating heavily on the effects and changes in hormones, comes at an interestingly amusing time considering my post earlier this morning about working women and hardwired differences between men and women.
From the article:
Acting in the brain as well as in other parts of the body, estrogen in men, and testosterone in women, makes humans extremely versatile behaviorally. "We spend an awful lot of time looking for differences between the sexes and trumpeting them when we find them," observes Wynne-Edwards, "but our brains are remarkably similar, built from the same DNA."
And it makes me wonder how much of who I am -- how I think and react and the like -- is based in hormones. I have a friend who, from time to time, is acutely aware of his own psychology, biology, and the interplay between them. Most of the time it's in connection with a series of strange symptoms he's come to affectionately refer to as 'Martian death flu.' As much as I love biology and psychology and their interplay, I've never given this bit much thought, especially not reflexively.
Perhaps, rather than being hardwired, we're all just softwired. It's something I'll enjoy speculating on for a while...
This Article mostly concerned with men becoming fathers but concentrating heavily on the effects and changes in hormones, comes at an interestingly amusing time considering my post earlier this morning about working women and hardwired differences between men and women.
From the article:
Acting in the brain as well as in other parts of the body, estrogen in men, and testosterone in women, makes humans extremely versatile behaviorally. "We spend an awful lot of time looking for differences between the sexes and trumpeting them when we find them," observes Wynne-Edwards, "but our brains are remarkably similar, built from the same DNA."
And it makes me wonder how much of who I am -- how I think and react and the like -- is based in hormones. I have a friend who, from time to time, is acutely aware of his own psychology, biology, and the interplay between them. Most of the time it's in connection with a series of strange symptoms he's come to affectionately refer to as 'Martian death flu.' As much as I love biology and psychology and their interplay, I've never given this bit much thought, especially not reflexively.
Perhaps, rather than being hardwired, we're all just softwired. It's something I'll enjoy speculating on for a while...
