Human nature
Biochemicals, neurotransmitters, and hormones
A reference table of selected biochemicals, neurotransmitters, and hormones, including their production and functions.
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Human nature
Explore the biology behind behavior: DNA, neurotransmitters, hormones, development, and the choices that shape our lives.
What shapes the way we think and act?
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Book summaries
Six summaries introduce the biological basis of human behavior, stages of life, interventions, and the wider social context.
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Human nature · Nederlands
De natuur van mensen
Het Nederlandstalige boek over de natuur van mensen, met gratis e-books en informatie over een minor aan Zuyd Hogeschool.
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Epigenetics
The author’s discussion of how environmental conditions and biological processes influence gene activity and development.
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Genetic manipulation
An original topic page in the human nature collection. No article text was supplied in the source archive.
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How to Change Our Human Nature
Discover the book exploring neurotransmitters, hormones, human behavior, and the possibilities for a more peaceful society.
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How to Change: references and links
Explore the online sources accompanying the printed book How to Change Our Human Behavior, organized by its contents.
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How to Change: table of contents
Browse the original book contents, from the biological basis of behavior to interventions and human nature in a worldwide context.
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Human behavior
Explore the biological factors behind human behavior and the questions that inspired How to Change Our Human Nature.
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Human DNA and genetics
An introduction to DNA, human biology, the prefrontal cortex, and the relationship between our inheritance and our choices.
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Jeremy Rifkin: a video resource
An archived video resource on human nature and the wider social context.
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Human nature
Summary 1: the biological basis
A summary of the book’s discussion of DNA, biochemistry, human evolution, and the biological foundations of behavior.
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Summary 2: different stages of life
A summary of biological development, the nervous and endocrine systems, and the changing influences on behavior throughout life.
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Summary 3: the biochemical balance
A summary exploring neurotransmitters, hormones, personality, and the delicate biochemical balance behind human behavior.
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Summary 4: biological interventions
A summary of the author’s approach to biological influences, conscious choices, and interventions in human behavior.
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Summary 5: methods and techniques
A summary of biological methods and their potential applications in education, community work, and social action.
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Summary 6: human nature in context
A summary connecting epigenetics and biological influences with human nature in a worldwide social context.
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Human nature · Translation
The Nature of People: the Dutch book
Discover De natuur van mensen, its free Dutch and English e-books, and the associated course at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences.
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