Imprints of Early life history - How the brain keeps score

Speaker: Prof. Vidita Vaidya
Chairperson, Department of Biological Sciences, TIFR, Mumbai
Early adversity has a major impact on brain development and later cognitive functioning. It is also a common risk factor for neuropsychiatric and neuodegenerative disorders. Environment leaves its imprints on the body and brain at a molecular, epigenetic, cellular, circuit and behavioral level. Understanding these imprints provides tools on how to ameliorate or reverse some of the scars of early trauma. In my talk I will discuss research that has addressed these questions from a neuroscience perspective.