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Eugine_Nier comments on Evolutionary psychology: evolving three eyed monsters - Less Wrong

14 Post author: Dmytry 16 March 2012 09:28PM

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Comment author: Eugine_Nier 17 March 2012 06:14:09PM *  0 points [-]

So would you say the differences in behavior between wolves and dogs, or between different dog breeds, are purely the result of differences in their brain size?

Comment author: Dmytry 17 March 2012 06:29:15PM 0 points [-]

No, very minor simple tweaks like up and down regulation of specific types of neurotransmitters, adjusting the values on already existent responses such as fear, agression, et cetera.