Tag Archive for 'Neurogenesis'

Reconstruction of a Neanderthal. Image credit: Neanderthal Museum.

Neocortical Neurogenesis in Modern Humans Greater Than It Was in Neanderthals

Sep 9, 2022 by News Staff

Neanderthal brains were similar in size to those of modern humans but differed in shape. What scientists cannot tell from fossils is how Neanderthal brains...

Quercetin and DHBA, natural compounds found in apples, are pro-neurogenic. Image credit: Ichwan et al., doi: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2021.01.005.

Apples Contain Pro-Neurogenic Compounds in Both Their Peel and Flesh: Study

Feb 18, 2021 by News Staff

Quercetin and 3,5-dihydroxybenzoic acid (DHBA), phytonutrients commonly found in apples, may help stimulate the production of new brain cells, according...

A tissue section from a human nasal biopsy. The red staining outlines olfactory neurons and the blue staining is counterstain for cell nuclei. Image credit: Brad Goldstein.

Scientists Find Neuron ‘Nursery’ in Adult Human Nose Tissue

Mar 12, 2020 by News Staff

Researchers from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and Duke Institute for Brain Sciences say they have discovered a thriving neuron ‘nursery’...

Young neurons (green) decrease in the human hippocampus across the lifespan, vs more mature neurons (red). Image credit: Sorrells et al.

Neurogenesis in Human Hippocampus Ends in Childhood, Neuroscientists Say

Mar 8, 2018 by News Staff

An international team of neuroscientists has shown that in the hippocampus — a brain region important for learning and memory and one of the key...

Adult Neurogenesis Linked to Lipid Synthesis

Dec 5, 2012 by Sergio Prostak

Scientists led by Prof Sebastian Jessberger of the University of Zurich’s Brain Research Institute, Switzerland, have discovered that neural stem cells...