Plasticity in developmental programming has evolved in order to provide the best chances of
survival and reproductive success to the organism under changing environments …

The quality of the social environment can have profound influences on the development and
activity of neural systems with implications for numerous behavioral and physiological …

Background Maternal care is associated with long-term effects on behavior and epigenetic
programming of the NR3C1 (GLUCOCORTICOID RECEPTOR) gene in the hippocampus of …

The molecular biological field of epigenetics has recently attracted attention not only in
biology, but also in the broader scientific community and the popular press. Commentators …

Comprehensive clinical studies show that adverse conditions in early life can severely
impact the developing brain and increase vulnerability to mood disorders later in life. During …

Objective: To examine epigenetic processes linking childhood sex abuse to symptoms of
antisocial personality disorder (ASPD) in adulthood and to investigate the possibility that the …

Studies over the past half-century have made it clear that environmental influences in
development, particularly stress and traumatic experiences, can remain pervasive across …

Stress during early life can impact the developing brain and increase vulnerability to mood
disorders later in life. Here, we argue that epigenetic mechanisms can mediate the gene …

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a complex psychiatric disease of increasing
importance. Epigenetic alterations are hallmarks for altered gene expression and could be …

Although epidemiological data provides evidence that there is an interaction between
genetics (nature) and the social and physical environments (nurture) in human …