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Solutions For An Introduction to Brain and Behavior Chapter 12 Problem 3R3

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Innate releasing mechanisms (IRMs) are an animal’s adaptive behaviours that allow an organism to feed, reproduce and avoid the dangers from predators. These behaviours are innate but not acquired.

The IRM are the built-in mechanisms that trigger particular behaviours set in motion. The IRMs are prewired to the brain, but experience can modify them.

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