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Epigenetic influences on brain development and plasticity

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Fagiolini, Michela, Jensen, Catherine L, Champagne, Frances A·2009·Current Opinion in Neurobiology

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A fine interplay exists between sensory experience and innate genetic programs leading to the sculpting of neuronal circuits during early brain development. Recent evidence suggests that the dynamic regulation of gene expression through epigenetic mechanisms is at the interface between environmental stimuli and long lasting molecular, cellular and complex behavioral phenotypes acquired during periods of developmental plasticity. Understanding these mechanisms may give insight into the formation of critical periods and provide new strategies for increasing plasticity and adaptive change in adulthood.

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  • Early stages of life from embryonic development through adolescence are a time window when there is greater susceptibility to environmental toxins than at later periods in life.

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Authors
Fagiolini, M., Jensen, C. L., & Champagne, F. A.
Affiliations
  • Boston Children's Hospital (US)
  • Columbia University (US)
Corresponding author
Champagne, Frances A
Venue
Current Opinion in Neurobiology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-04
Volume
19
Issue
2
Pages
207-212
ISSN
0959-4388 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2031043159
Cited by
362
References
47
Citations by year
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FWCI
1.65
Type
journal article
Language
en
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  • Current Opinion in Neurobiology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institutes of Health (1dp2od001674-01)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (T32HD007430)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
epigenetics, brain development, neuroplasticity, sensory experience, gene expression regulation, neural circuit formation, critical period, environmental stimuli, behavioral phenotypes, adult neuroplasticity
MeSH terms
Aging, Animals, Brain, Critical Period, Psychological, Humans, Synaptic Transmission, Neuronal Plasticity, Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental

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