title: Plasticity and Adult Neurogenesis in Amphibians and Reptiles: More Questions than Answers.
abstract: Studies of the relationship between behavioral plasticity and new cells in the adult brain in amphibians and reptiles are sparse but demonstrate that environmental and hormonal variables do have an effect on the amount of cell proliferation and/or migration. The variables that are reviewed here are: enriched environment, social stimulation, spatial area use, season, photoperiod and temperature, and testosterone. Fewer data are available for amphibians than for reptiles, but for both groups many issues are still to be resolved. It is to be hoped that the questions raised here will generate more answers in future studies.
authors: Department of Psychology, Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, N.Y., USA.
authors: Alice Schade
authors: AS
authors: Powers