On Netflix, there is a fascinating documentary called ‘Three Identical Strangers’ following the story of triplets: Edward Galland, David Kellman and Robert Shafran, separated at birth as part of a study by Peter B. Neubauer and Viola W. Bernard. The study involved monitoring and testing the children through their childhoods to discover whether their behaviours […]
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The effect of genetic and environmental factors on mental illness
Congratulations to Lorcan, who achieved an excellence award in the final Global round of the 2024 Minds Underground Psychology Olympiad competition with this essay on genetic and environment contributions to mental illness… Although genetic factors can sometimes play a role in the development of mental illness, environmental factors are by far the most important. […]