Word: behaviors
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Social behavior in fish, Dr. Noble believes, depends on their forebrains. When the forebrains of ordinary, sociable minnows are removed, the fish leave school, become hermits. Strangely enough, "such fish may seem in other respects more effective organisms than fish with intact brains. [They] . . . respond to food more quickly ... exhibit much greater vigor in flight reactions, exhibit less caution. . . . The operation seems to improve their personalities, but their social relations are completely lost." Fishman Noble also noted that the sex glands of partially de-brained fish degenerate and they lose interest in breeding. When pituitary hormones are injected the fish...
Catholics and Socialists could combine to put conservative Dr. Colijn out, but neither was strong enough to put anyone else in. Traditional parliamentary behavior for such conservatives as Jonkheer de Geer would have been to watch Catholic and Socialist leaders flounder through the attempt, gleefully call attention to each failure, assuming that the increasing confusion would in the long run mean more votes for the Christian Historical Party. Instead, Jonkheer de Geer, who voted against the motion of no confidence, was asked by Queen Wilhelmina to form a Cabinet. Thin, mustached, respected, severe, a shade less conservative than Dr. Colijn...
...Secretary Hudson agreed, and then, as one economist to another, expounded the theory that only drastic financial measures could better the situation. Before they had talked for many hours, they had drafted an agreement, the gist of which was that in return for Adolf Hitler's good behavior Great Britain would see that Germany had access to world markets and to raw materials. To help the Third Reich turn its swords into plowshares an international loan would be granted, although Mr. Hudson later denied that any mention of $5,000,000,000 was made...
...scientist found that testosterone does increase the size of external sex organs in elderly rats-"but it does not cause any noticeable improvement in their appearance and behavior. As these organs . . . may be well preserved in otherwise senile animals and men, the absence of a rejuvenating effect is not surprising. . . . Without simultaneous improvement of the general condition, this sex stimulation is biologically unnatural and in human patients is medically undesirable...
...realized that the basic reason for the slothfulness of the sloth is that he is beautifully adapted to his environment. He hides from his enemies instead of fleeing; being a vegetarian, he does not have to chase his food. But other animals have been known to alter their innate behavior because of outside influences.* Why not the sloth...