• A Rudenko and L-H Tsai.
• Picower Institute for Learning and Memory, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. Electronic address: andrey9@mit.edu.
• Neuroscience. 2014 Apr 4;264:51-63.

AbstractWhile the importance of epigenetic mechanisms is well established for numerous aspects of cell differentiation and development, recent findings have shown epigenetic processes to be a critical regulatory component in postmitotic neurons. Particularly intriguing, and potentially significant, are data demonstrating epigenetic regulation of cognitive behaviors. Different aspects of learning and memory appear to be regulated at the level of epigenetic chromatin modifications. Furthermore, it is becoming clear that the dysfunction of epigenetic mechanisms can lead to various disorders accompanied by significant mental impairment. Here, we review the evidence for the epigenetic control of cognition and the role of epigenetic dysregulation in mental disorders. A better understanding of epigenetic mechanisms will increase our fundamental knowledge of cognition and also provide new and exciting avenues of treatment for various mental disorders.Copyright © 2013 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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