How does behavior by consequences create unique individuals?


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Figure 2: The behavior of individuals emerges from genome-social-physical environment interactions.

Social and physical environments are inflected through the genome to create individuals that behave based on consequences. In turn, the behavior of individuals influences the behavior of social and biophysical systems.

The Genome is information with the potential to develop in various ways - neurologically, morphologically, physiologically - depending on context. Context is micro- (cellular) and macro- (social and biophysical) environments. While micro- and macro-environmental experiences during development in utero and early in life are especially critical in neurological, morphological, and physiological growth and development, genome-environment interactions continue through life.

Behavior-Consequence interactions are a function of how animals learn to process sensory information neurologically, morphologically, and physiologically as the nervous system integrates interoceptive (morphology and physiology) and exteroceptive (social and biophysical) environments (see BEHAVE booklet, page 7 and page 15).

Why is behavior so dynamic?

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