title: From molecules to mind.
abstract: This paper describes the relation between genes at the molecular level and the brain at the organ level, and biological, social and environmental factors. The malleability of the brain and the effect of external factors and experience on influencing gene expression and brain structure and function are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Eisenberg
mesh_terms: D001689:Biological Psychiatry; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000235:genetics*; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000235:genetics; D015870:Gene Expression / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology / Q000523:psychology; D008967:Molecular Biology; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009446:Neurobiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment