“How has your field of study changed in the time you have been working in it?
We understand a lot more about how many mental health problems originate in early life. Experience in pregnancy sends a kind of weather report to the fetus to give it indicators of how life might be and to begin the process of preparation for that life. That is extraordinary and there is still a huge amount to learn.”
Reference
Ramchandani, P. (2020) The Back Pages: Q&A. New Scientist. 11 January 2020, pp.56.