Is Human Adult Neurogenesis Dead? And Does It Matter?

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By Neuroskeptic
Mar 15, 2018 12:14 AMNov 19, 2019 8:34 PM

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Does the human brain continue creating new neurons throughout adult life? The idea that neurogenesis exists in the adult human hippocampus has generated a huge amount of excitement and stimulated much research. It's been proposed that disruptions to neurogenesis could help to explain stress, depression, and other disorders. But

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