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Genes, nerve cells, and the remembrance of things past

Published Online:https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.1.2.103

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.

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