Epigenetic inheritance of complex learning abilities in the mammalian brain
Samaa Zidan, Michael Andreyanov, Alaa Saleh, Noa Barnea, Sankhanava Kundu, Amit Kumar, Natanela Bakman, Tali Rosenberg, Maya Hovav, Friedrich W. Johenning, Dietmar Schmitz, Sadegh Nabavi, Steven A. Kushner, Asaf Marco, Shai Berlin, , Edi Barkai
This study shows that complex learning abilities can be inherited through epigenetic modifications in the mammalian brain, as offspring of trained rodents exhibit enhanced neuronal excitability and DNA methylation changes.
bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2025 · PreprintNeuroscience