Nurturing nature: social experiences and the brain.

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  • Frances A Champagne
چکیده

Summary How does 'nurture' change the brain? Recent evidence suggests that maternal care may shape the infant brain by turning genes 'on' or 'off' during development. Some of the genes affected are important for maternal and social behaviour leading to long-term changes in the nurturing behaviour of offspring. These studies provide new insights into the inheritance of behaviour and the interactions between genes and the social environment across the lifespan.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Journal of neuroendocrinology

دوره 21 10  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2009