Genome entry # 4 Memory

Ridley talks about knowledge vs instinct. Are we controlled by our knowledge or our instinct. Natural selection plays a role in this chapter. Because as we progress humans are evolotionalized to learn and maintain what it learns. Kandel is known for isolating cyclic AMP and chemical found in the nuerons. This chemical changes when it learns something. A path is made and should be redrawn if it is learned twice which will help with the learning process. Humans are not the only creatures capable of learning. Many animals and insects are capable of learning such as rodents, bees, birds are capable of learning. Everything in the end is linked to genes and how we learn.