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I believe Professor Grobstein said on St. Patty's Day that some aspects of behavior are influenced by genes--central pattern generators, language. This idea of having inherited some of humanity's biological success stories (and even perhaps some that are not-so-successful) made me think of Sigmund Freud's quote "anatomy is destiny". The quote has since been expanded to "biology is destiny". What are the implications? Does this mean that even in the way we identify ourselves, biology is not only an influence but is also the primary cause? Neuroplasticity says that everyday experiences can change the way neurons and therefore, regions of the brain interact with one another. This physiological change can then change the way a person thinks. Now, I'm not all too familiar with the works of Freud. I just know that he was a psychologist, physiologyst, and all-around authoritavive thinker.