Clinical Implications of Basic Research seeks to bridge the gap between the bench and clinical work by showing how recent findings in the neurosciences might influence our thinking about the practice of child and adolescent psychiatry. For example, several specific genetic mutations have been implicated in certain childhood disorders, and specific epigenetic phenomena that occur during infancy shape maternal behavior across generations This series focuses on how powerful influences interact at the molecular, cellular, and behavioral levels to shape our individuality, and how these influences contribute to neuropsychiatric disorders.
