'Freaks' Help Scientist Unravel Nature and Nurture
Thursday, February 26, 2009 - 12:35
in Psychology & Sociology
In his latest book, "Freaks of Nature," University of Iowa psychologist Mark Blumberg examines nature's oddities as a window for exploring the development and evolution of body, brain and behavior. He focuses on physical abnormalities -- how they happen and how creatures adjust to them -- to illustrate his belief that nature and nurture are inseparable and equally important to development.
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