A Behavioural Genetic view on Teilhard’s
Orthogenesis of Complexity Consciousness
By Kafaya Adebayo
https://socialmind.ceu.edu/events/2018-05-16/brains-growing-treelife-phylogenetic-approach-brain-structure-and-function
Teilhard’s
Orthogenesis
https://www.pinterest.ca/pin/2346094618083
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BehaviourGenetics and
Inheritance (Diathesisstress model)
• Genetic developments affect on the brain could be part of our evergrowing greater consciousness.
• Parents as the ‘stem’ that branch off their traits to their children.
• Certain gene variations are related to different traits e.g., Depression
• Genetics and the brain are susceptible to socialization/environment.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/pcn.12621
Environmental Influence on
Genetics and Inheritance
• Siblings/people living together
experience:
• Shared and Non-shared Environmental
Influences
• Genetic and Non-shared Influences are
strong in adolescence.
• Example: Intelligence (IQ) being
greatly influenced by one's genetics
over time than the family environment
in adolescence.
• Intelligent parents pass on advantage to
children.
• However, highly educated parents have
stronger genetic influences on
intelligence
https://www.secondopinionphysician.com/signs-and-symptoms-of-autism-spectrum-disorders/
Differential Susceptibility Model
• There are a variety of genetic mutations related to
sensibility to the environment.
• A recent study focused on the Cholinergic system.
• The gene studied was CHRNA4 (related to neuroticism,
attention and working memory).
• Half of the children in the study were maltreated
(neglect, emotional, sexual and physical abuse).
• Those with the T/T variation of CHRNA4 who were
maltreated were higher on neuroticism.
• Those with the same variant but not maltreated instead
were more curious.
• Proper Parenting could change the threat or benefit of a
gene.
https://www.slideshare.net/yasirmhm/interaction-between-oxytocin-gene-variants-and-perceived-parenting-in-relation-to-social-anxiety-in-adolescentsdifferential-susceptibility-effects
In Conclusion