title: By the way, doctor. A recent "Health Letter" urged us seniors to stay mentally active because that causes the growth of new neurons (brain cells). When my husband had a stroke 40 years ago, doctors told me that the brain cannot make new cells in later life. What's the truth?
authors.forename: Anthony L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Komaroff
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D012038:Regeneration / Q000502:physiology*; D013569:Synapses / Q000502:physiology