“Compared with other animals, our huge cortex also has many more regions specialized for particular functions, such as associating words with objects or forming relationships and reflecting on them. The cortex is what makes us human.” HumanA Users Guide To The BrainJohn J RateyCortex Author:John J. Ratey, M. D.
“The debate over 'nature or nurture' has raged for two thousand years. [...] In reality there is no debate. Most of who we are is a result of the interaction of our genes and our experiences. In some cases, the genes are more important, while in others the environment is more crucial. We tend to oversimplify because we want to identify a single cause of a particular problem, so we can pour our efforts into one 'cure'.” DebateCureA Users Guide To The BrainJohn J RateyNature Or Nurture Author:John J. Ratey, M. D.