Long-lasting and transgenerational effects of an environmental enrichment on memory formation

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 85, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 30-35

  Arai, Junko A ^a   Feig, Larry A ^a  

^a TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Enriched environment; Epigenetics; LTP; Ras GRF; Transgenerational

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR;

BRAIN FUNCTION; COGNITION; DEACETYLATION; DENDRITE; DNA METHYLATION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; EPIGENETICS; GROOMING; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; LEARNING DISORDER; MAZE TEST; MEMORY; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PARKINSON DISEASE; PHENOTYPE; PLASTICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGENY; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SEX DETERMINATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOMATIC CELL; SYNAPSE; WILD TYPE;

CHROMATIN; ENVIRONMENT; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

EID: 79954629042     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2010.11.003     Document Type: Review

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