Mice pass on brain benefits of enriched upbringing to offspring

(Society for Neuroscience) Mice growing up in a basic cage maintain lifelong visual cortex plasticity if their parents were raised in an environment that promoted social interaction and physical and mental stimulation, according to a multigenerational study published in eNeuro. The research suggests life experience may be transmitted from one generation to the next through a combination of changes in gene expression and parental caretaking behavior.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news