title: Palimpsest or tabula rasa: developmental biology of the brain.
authors.affiliation: National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Nelson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001143:Arousal / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000502:physiology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004645:Empathy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008606:Mental Processes / Q000502:physiology*; D009434:Neural Pathways / Q000502:physiology; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D010553:Personality Development; D012931:Social Environment; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000502:physiology