Neurogenesis in the adult brain: death of a dogma.
For over 100 years a central assumption in the field of neuroscience has been that new neurons are not added to the adult mammalian brain. This perspective examines the origins of this dogma, its perseverance in the face of contradictory evidence, and its final collapse. The acceptance of adult neurogenesis may be part of a contemporary paradigm shift in our view of the plasticity and stability of the adult brain.
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Department of Psychology, Green Hall, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, USA. cggross@princeton.edu
D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000254:growth & development*; D016923:Cell Death / Q000502:physiology; D002455:Cell Division / Q000502:physiology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000254:growth & development; D018891:Dentate Gyrus / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning / Q000502:physiology*; D009473:Neuronal Plasticity; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*