Test 2- Behavioral Neuroscience

Natural Selection

Is where the evolution where offspring adapt to their environment to survive and produce more offspring.

Sexual Selection

Individuals compete for mates and select partners based on specific traits that are desired 

Fragile x Syndrome

A mutation in the FMR1 gene that leads to intellectual disabilities and developmental issues, and is responsible for brain development. Affects men the most!

Down Syndrome

Genetic condition caused by the presence of an extra copy of cromosomes’s 21)

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

It is a severe condition that results from alcohol exposure during pregnancy and can lead to behavioral and physical disabilities.

Huntington disease

HTT gene leads to neurodegeneration in the brain, causing motor and cognitive decline.