Brain repair: Do it yourself
Author(s) -
Wendy Phillips,
Roger A. Barker
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
the biochemist
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1740-1194
pISSN - 0954-982X
DOI - 10.1042/bio02801015
Subject(s) - neurogenesis , neuroscience , stimulation , endogeny , psychology , biology , endocrinology
Neurogenesis is the process whereby newborn neurons are formed, and this continues into adulthood in defined regions. New neurons can be formed in the adult brain in response to stimulation and injury. Neurogenesis is disrupted in neurodegenerative disease and an attractive option for brain repair is to stimulate endogenous neurogenesis to ameliorate cell loss in these conditions.
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