Firstly, one part of the brain, the hypothalamus is also related to the endocrine system, in that the hypothalamus works with the pituitary gland in controlling the many other endocrine glands. ... Also because the endocrine system is involved in long term events such as growth and maturation, sexual development etc. it produces responses which develop more slowly (usually minutes, days or weeks) but intern last longer than the responses of the nervous system. ...

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Rogers believes that the reason we want air and water and food, why we seek safety, love, and a sense of competence, and why we seek to discover new medicines, invent new power sources, or create new works of art is because it is in our nature as living things to do the very best we can. ... You can do without food for weeks, but you can only do without water for a couple of days. ...

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Human Behavior When compared to other marsupial, human beings are more pliable due to their physiological adaptations, which have resulted in the development of a wide range of abilities and a unique versatility in behavior. Through the first twelve years of a human's life, the brain's great s...

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Sex Hormones, Gender Differences, and Behavior Abstract Behavior is intricately woven of genetics, environment, and hormones. The interplay of the nervous and endocrine systems and the influence of sex hormones on behavior are examined here in depth. Hormones are intimately tied to sex character...

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