RT Book, Section A1 Kandel, Eric R. A1 Koester, John D. A1 Mack, Sarah H. A1 Siegelbaum, Steven A. SR Print(0) ID 1180639424 T1 Genes and Behavior T2 Principles of Neural Science, 6e YR 2021 FD 2021 PB McGraw Hill PP New York, NY SN 9781259642234 LK accessbiomedicalscience.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1180639424 RD 2024/03/29 AB ALL BEHAVIORS ARE SHAPED BY THE interplay of genes and the environment. The most stereotypic behaviors of simple animals are influenced by the environment, while the highly evolved behaviors of humans are constrained by innate properties specified by genes. Genes do not control behavior directly, but the RNAs and proteins encoded by genes act at different times and at many levels to affect the brain. Genes specify the developmental programs that assemble the brain and are essential to the properties of neurons, glia, and synapses that allow neuronal circuits to function. Genes that are stably inherited over generations create the machinery by which new experiences can change the brain during learning.