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  • Mammalian development is a complex interplay between genes and environment.
  • Parent-offspring interactions shape the postnatal environment, influencing development and later-life traits.
  • Epigenetic factors, including DNA methylation and histone modifications, are increasingly recognized as mediators of parental care effects.

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  • To highlight evidence of dynamic epigenetic changes in the developing brain due to parent-offspring interactions.
  • To explore how early-life experiences, particularly neglect and abuse, influence psychopathology risk via molecular mechanisms.
  • To describe potential transgenerational consequences of epigenetic modifications from early-life experiences.

Main Methods:

  • Review of emerging evidence, primarily from rodent studies with increasing support in humans.
  • Focus on dynamic epigenetic changes (DNA methylation, histone modifications, non-coding RNAs) in the developing brain.
  • Analysis of experience-dependent and germline inheritance routes for epigenetic transmission.

Main Results:

  • Parental care quality induces dynamic epigenetic alterations in the developing brain.
  • These epigenetic changes are linked to divergent developmental trajectories and later-life neurobiological and behavioral outcomes.
  • Early-life adversity can lead to variations in psychopathology risk through these molecular pathways.

Conclusions:

  • Epigenetic pathways biologically embed early-life experiences, influencing individual development.
  • Transgenerational epigenetic inheritance is possible through distinct routes.
  • Future epigenetic research holds promise for understanding the developmental origins of psychiatric dysfunction.