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One of the most argued debates is the"Nature Nurture" Debate. Nature's side argues that we are all born the way we are born. It's set in stone, and our nature will always remain the same. Basically, a tiger can't change it's stripes. The nurture side of this debate however is a completely different story, and it tends to tie into the "Blank Slate Theory" from Jean-Jacques Rousseau. They say everyone is born with an innate goodness. Born innocent and only could become what they were raised to be. In an article published October 11th, 2011, a neurobiologist named Donald Hebb said that recent advances in his field (Stress Neurobiology)they are coming close to ending the nature nurture debate. As neurobiologists who study stress, he believes that his research will change how we frame human nature. Historically, stress studies were approached in 2 ways- 1)Physical Tests of stresses effects on Development. 2)Psychological Tests of stresses effects on Development. These approaches pit the Physical Domain against the Cognitive Domain. Researches usually approach this by pitting one side against the other. But anyone who's felt the stress of Rush-hour traffic or looming deadlines knows that these two sides often go hand and hand. As stress research continued, it became increasingly clear that physical development and psychological experience both play crucial roles in human development. In his own words: "It became clear that the environmental effects (Nurture) are modulated by genetic polymorphism epigenetic programming of gene expression (Nature) to shape development." In my understanding of this, it means that Nature and Nurture aren't polar opposites: They also shape each other. This seems to be blurring not only the divide between nature and nurture, but also the mind and body divides. It shows that the Physical Domain and Cognitive Domain influence each other as well.

 http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/31233/title/Beyond-Nature-vs--Nurture/

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