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Biofeedback mechanisms between shapeable endogen structures and contingent social complexes: The nature of determination for developmental paths

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 October 2009

Sari Goldstein Ferber
Sari Goldstein Ferber
Affiliation:
Department of Developmental Neuroscience, New York Psychiatric Institute, New York, NY 10032; Department of Psychiatry, Columbia Medical School, New York, NY 10032; and Department of Neonatology, Wolfson Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel. sg2694@columbia.edu
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Abstract

Biofeedback mechanisms (a) between individuals, (b) between the individual and the society structures which shape individual cognitions, and (c) within the individual genetic biochemical circulation, may explain the diversity of trustworthiness potential and the option of mutual trust for every individual in any given society.

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Open Peer Commentary
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 32 , Issue 5 , October 2009 , pp. 392 - 393
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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