Genomes: Chapter 16 Memory

Summary: Basically chapter 16 is about the 16th chromosome which lies the key to learning and memory. It also compares instinct with learning as learning is often considered the more "advance" thing to do. However, humans also do many things instinctively such as blink, breath, walk, etc. James Mark Baldwin argued that "consciousness" is for learning thing that nature failed to instill within us , but gradually what we "learned" will become instinct. The chapter goes on to explain memory in terms of genes and how thought the brained is programed by said genes it is a machine designed to learn and modify with eperience.