Adult Human Neurogenesis: from Microscopy to Magnetic Resonance Imaging

Neural stem cells reside in well-defined areas of the adult human brain and are capable of gene-rating new neurons throughout the life span. In rodents, it is well established that the new born neurons are involved in olfaction as well as in certain forms of memory and learning. In humans, the funct...

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Main Authors: Amanda eSierra, Juan M Encinas, Mirjana eMaletic-Savatic
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnins.2011.00047/full