William Dickens wrote: > > >Come on, Fab - pointing out examples of brain >differences explaining > >behavioral differences is hardly convincing evidence >that brain > >differences are the right explanation in this case. > > Hey Bryan, don't you know the plural of anecdote is data? Seriously, there is plenty >of evidence (and it is widely accepted) that injuries to different parts of the brain >consistently produce particular changes in behavior. Not even Jensen would argue that >g is the only aspect of neurology that matters for behavior (assuming g has a >neurological basis which is not established). > > What is wrong with the notion that there are parts of the brain that specialize in >controling social behavior and that they develop late?
Nothing, if you actually have some facts about the brain to share with us. But great as we all know Fab is, I don't think his original post had any such facts to share. I don't think Fab had anymore reason to say that "children's brains simply aren't developed enough to cooperate" than he had to say "Bryan's brain simply isn't developed enough to watch football." >We know that there are some profoundly specialized cognitive abilities having to do >precisely with regulating trading behavior. Maybe they develop more slowly than other >aspects of personality. - - Bill Dickens Yea, maybe. But I was hoping for a less hand-waving answer. > William T. Dickens > The Brookings Institution > 1775 Massachusetts Avenue, NW > Washington, DC 20036 > Phone: (202) 797-6113 > FAX: (202) 797-6181 > E-MAIL: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > AOL IM: wtdickens -- Prof. Bryan Caplan Department of Economics George Mason University http://www.bcaplan.com [EMAIL PROTECTED] "He lives in deadly terror of agreeing; 'Twould make him seem an ordinary being. Indeed, he's so in love with contradiction, He'll turn against his most profound conviction And with a furious eloquence deplore it, If only someone else is speaking for it." Moliere, *The Misanthrope*