If rats are given a stimulating environment, each generation gets a slightly bigger, more intelligent brain
5 Arguments
0 Citations
0 Consequences
2 Mentions
Arguments
Argument #cf3aa785 1 0 2
If it is true that...
Education contains an element of choice and self-actualization 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
If rats are given a stimulating environment, each generation gets a slightly bigger, more intelligent brain 1 0 2Argument #d0f44a53 1 0 2
If it is true that...
If rats are treated during pregnancy to increase the amount of progesterone, the offspring have bigger brains and learn more efficiently 1 0 2Then it must be true that...
If rats are given a stimulating environment, each generation gets a slightly bigger, more intelligent brain 1 0 2Opposing Arguments
No opposing arguments found
Citations
No citations found
Consequences
No arguments found
Mentions
0•
Updated
Related Propositions
In old age, the number of cells in the brain keeps increasing with age 1 0 2Factors known to reduce brain size at birth are also involved in the degenerating brain in old age or Alzheimer's disease 1 0 2The embryo's brain development is an example of the ways genes interact with the environment 1 0 1If rats are treated during pregnancy to increase the amount of progesterone, the offspring have bigger brains and learn more efficiently 1 0 2The size, complexity, and intelligence of the brain represents a very large part of the "information" contained in the organism 1 0 2Alzheimer's disease is analogous to the situation confronted by the developing chicken embryo or the rat or human fetus, when the environment is unable to meet the needs of highly energetic, demanding and sensitive brain cells 1 0 2The structure of the brain is determined at an early point in life 0 0 2The structure of the brain goes into an "entropic" deterioration during the process of aging 1 0 2Brain cells are in a vital developmental process at all times 1 0 2Puppies need the proper stimuli to develop their genetic potentials 0 0 1