With all the focus on the behavioral or cognitive aspects of mental illness, we tend to overlook the significant biological foundations underlying depressive illnesses. But dedicated researchers at the University of California, San Francisco, and other universities are beginning to unravel factors in the genetic code that pass unseen through generations. New York Times contributor Eric R. Kandel, professor at the Mortimer B. Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute at Columbia University, reports on exciting developments at the frontiers of brain science that will help us understand that just as we are not responsible for our eye color or the shape of our ears, we also can inherit a predisposition to illness that is not our fault. Read more: namicalifornia.org/news.php?page=current-news&lang=eng&id=5030#.Ui4JDD_3OFI
Posted on: Mon, 09 Sep 2013 17:50:25 +0000
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