Genes, nerve cells, and the remembrance of things past.
Learning produces changes in neuronal architecture, changes that result from learned alterations in gene expression. Insofar as psychotherapy resembles learning, it is also likely to produce anatomical changes. These changes should be detectable by imaging methods and ultimately should yield objective evaluations of outcome.
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.
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