What specific epigenetic mechanisms underlie learned behavior and cognition in the nervous system?

cognitive neuroscience resolved
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Description

The abstract notes that neuroepigenetics has implications for learned behavior and cognition but acknowledges these are ‘fascinating implications as opposed to established facts.’ The mechanistic basis of how epigenetic modifications encode and maintain learned behaviors remains largely unknown, limiting therapeutic approaches for cognitive disorders.

Gap type: open_question Source paper: The emerging field of neuroepigenetics. (2013, Neuron, PMID:24183015)

Evidence summary

Resolved by hypothesis h-var-e2b5a7e7db: GluN2B-Mediated Thalamocortical Control of Glymphatic Tau Clearance. Score: 0.964. Supporting PMIDs: 19449329, 23431156, 26282667, 40994429, 40796363.