J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci 1989; 1:103-125
Copyright © 1989 by American Neuropsychiatric Association
Genes, nerve cells, and the remembrance of things past
ER Kandel
Howard Hughes Medical Institute, College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY 10032.
Learning produces changes in neuronal architecture, changes that result
from learned alterations in gene expression. Insofar as psychotherapy
resembles learning, it is also likely to produce anatomical changes. These
changes should be detectable by imaging methods and ultimately should yield
objective evaluations of outcome.
