These groups will overlap,
with epigenetic phenomena and other environmental factors, for example, preterm birth, poor intrauterine growth, foetal exposure to teratogens, playing an important role for all affected children in determining the severity of their functional difficulties.
The Unit studies varied mammalian physiological
phenomena from a molecular perspective in the context of the whole organism
with a very strong emphasis, following a recent refocusing of our research on Neurobiology and
Epigenetics and their interface.