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Photo by Graham Ramsay From Focus:
Seeing Guides Multiple Paths of Brain-shaping Growth
The question is no longer whether sensory experience shapes the brain, but how.
Part of the answer lies in the nerve cells, in the form of activity-dependent
genes. Carla Shatz (pictured) and Marta Majdan report that visual activity modifies
the expression of different genes through a single enzyme and that during different
stages of life in rodents, other distinct sets of genes spring into action in
response to visual input. The findings, said Shatz, show that “nurture—our
experience of the world via our senses—acts through nature—sets of
genes—to alter brain circuits.”
Upcoming
HMS/HSDM 10th Annual Mentoring Awards
Ceremony and Keynote Address
May 25
4:00–6:00 p.m.
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David Thomas
Harvard University Graduate School of Business
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Photo courtesy of Graham Ramsay
HST Clowns Carry the Day
The Circus-centric HST students (above) triumphed in the 2006 Society
Olympics. Photos of HST and other society team members appear inside.
Fundamentals of Medicine, Semester
2: Integrating Competencies
In this fourth vignette on the revised medical curriculum, Richard Schwartzstein
describes the new pedagogical tapestry of the first year, second semester.
Student Scene
Photo by Patrick Ladapo
Waging the Postwar Battle for Mental Health
U.S. military action in Iraq and Afghanistan has released a stream of returning
soldiers in need of mental health care, says Joseph Ladapo. And ongoing vigilance
on the part of physicians will be necessary to ease their transition to a
healthy civilian life.
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