Distributed Causality., The concept that behavior is caused by a gazillion microscopic threads of influence., Frontal Cortex, The brain region responsible for impulse control and self-regulation, maturing at age 25., Emergent Property, A quality (like consciousness or "wetness") that arises from many simple parts interacting., Biological Machine, A view of humans as entities whose actions are determined by biological and environmental inputs., Meritocracy, A system where status is based on achievement, which Sapolsky finds ethically insupportable.

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