New Review: Recalibrating the Relevance of Adult Neurogenesis

Today we have published a new review that was inspired by the controversy over whether adult neurogenesis occurs in humans: JS Snyder (2019) Trends in Neurosciences, DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tins.2018.12.001 ABSTRACT: Conflicting reports about whether adult hippocampal neurogenesis occurs in humans raise questions about its significance for human health and the relevance of animal…

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WTF! No neurogenesis in humans??

The latest study in the saga that is adult neurogenesis was just published today: Sorrells et al, (2018) Human hippocampal neurogenesis drops sharply in children to undetectable levels in adults. Nature, doi:10.1038/nature25975 I wrote a brief piece for Nature News and Views but since they have very strict space limitations I…

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