Selected Formative Assessment Question: Define epigenetics and describe an experiment illustrating how early experience affects adult stress response and the epigenetic mechanism through which this is thought to occur.
Check out one of the following resources that are excerpted from the Neuroscience Perspectives in Psychiatry course.
Epigenetics and Trauma – We know that exposure to early life trauma predicts many adverse health outcomes. But what is the mechanism? In this session, you will review a case and then watch a video on the epigenetic effects of trauma.
Want to see more of Session 9? Check out the full syllabus here (note: to access the full set of NNCI materials, everything is free but you’ll need to first register for the website)
