A conversation has been sparked from current parents to those who are thinking of having a family on how they can ensure that their child will grow up in the best way possible. The argument of nature versus nurture has ignited a conversation with both individuals active in the science community, as well as, the average individual. During the Inheritance podcast of RadioLab, the elements in which directly influence a child’s genes and upbringing are discussed using examples from studies done on rats, records of individuals in Sweden, and the effect of drug addicted mothers on the child.
The conversation begins with an example that uses lab rats to better understand if a mother were to nurture a pup with constant licking, how the pup would then mother their own pups. When a pup is licked by it’s mother, it becomes aroused, causing adrenaline to trigger hormonal systems that then get released into the brain turning on serotonin. The serotonin is finally released into the brain cells in the hippocampus, the area of the brain that …show more content…
Due to her direct involvement with raising adopted children from mothers who were addicted to drugs, Barbara decided to start a program that would pay drug addicted women to take birth control to prevent the birth of children like her own. However, in the four children she adopted, all of them lead “normal” lives now, attending college and having children. The argument Barbara has for her children’s case is that sometimes these adopted children do not get to turn their situation around like the four children that Barbara adopted. The argument of nature and nurture is questioned extensively in this story. Although Barbara believes that babies born to drug addicted women will suffer in their biological makeup, her family is an excellent example how nurture how directly influence how the baby
The conversation begins with an example that uses lab rats to better understand if a mother were to nurture a pup with constant licking, how the pup would then mother their own pups. When a pup is licked by it’s mother, it becomes aroused, causing adrenaline to trigger hormonal systems that then get released into the brain turning on serotonin. The serotonin is finally released into the brain cells in the hippocampus, the area of the brain that …show more content…
Due to her direct involvement with raising adopted children from mothers who were addicted to drugs, Barbara decided to start a program that would pay drug addicted women to take birth control to prevent the birth of children like her own. However, in the four children she adopted, all of them lead “normal” lives now, attending college and having children. The argument Barbara has for her children’s case is that sometimes these adopted children do not get to turn their situation around like the four children that Barbara adopted. The argument of nature and nurture is questioned extensively in this story. Although Barbara believes that babies born to drug addicted women will suffer in their biological makeup, her family is an excellent example how nurture how directly influence how the baby