Neurodevelopmental Plasticity in Pre- and Postnatal Environmental Interactions: Implications for Psychiatric Disorders from an Evolutionary Perspective

Psychiatric disorders are disadvantageous behavioral phenotypes in humans. Accordingly, a recent epidemiological study has reported decreased fecundity in patients with psychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism spectrum disorders. Moreover, the fecundity of the relatives of these pat...

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Main Authors: Young-A Lee, Yoshie Yamaguchi, Yukiori Goto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2015-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/291476