Epigenetics and Animal Behavior

Role of Epigenetics in Biology and Human Diseases

For a long time, scientists have tried to describe disorders just by genetic or environmental factors. However, the role of epigenetics in human diseases has been considered from a half of century ago. In the last decade, this subject has attracted many interests, especially in complicated disorders such as behavior plasticity, memory, cancer, autoimmune disease, and addiction as well as neurod...

Epigenetic pathways through which experiences become linked with biology.

This article highlights the defining principles, progress, and future directions in epigenetics research in relation to this Special Issue. Exciting studies in the fields of neuroscience, psychology, and psychiatry have provided new insights into the epigenetic factors (e.g., DNA methylation) that are responsive to environmental input and serve as biological pathways in behavioral development. ...

The Social Environment and Epigenetics in Psychiatry 26 CHAPTER

Introduction: social factors, genes, and gene expression programming .....................................................548 How mechanisms of gene regulation “above the genome” contribute to inter-individual differences in behavior ....................................................................................................................549 Overview of epigenetic mechanisms ............

Epigenetics of neurobiology and behavior during development and adulthood.

Gene-environment interactions have long been recognized for their important role in mediating the development and functions of the central nervous system (CNS). The study of DNA methylation and histone modifications, biochemical processes collectively referred to as epigenetic mechanisms, is helping to elucidate how gene-environmental interactions alter neurobiology and behavior over the course...

The Prospects of Epigenetics in Neuroscience