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07/25/2007: "Kinglike character is inborn"

The capacity to resist peer pressure in early adolescence may depend on the strength of connections between certain areas of the brain, according to a new study. Findings indicate that brain regions which regulate different aspects of behaviour are more interconnected in children with high resistance to peer influence.

[ What role you can fulfil is inborn; the ancients were right in having caste systems that separated us into thinkers, artisans and laborers. ]

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2007/07/070725093605.htm