A study in the journal Science presents compelling new evidence that neurons in the brain's memory center, the hippocampus, continue to form well into late adulthood. The research from Karolinska ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, scientists have argued over one of neuroscience’s most fundamental questions: Can the adult human brain grow new ...

Researchers at Karolinska Institutet have created the first detailed map showing how genetic activity is controlled in individual cells of the adult human brain and spinal cord. The study, published ...

For at least six decades, neuroscientists have been arguing over a big, foundational question: Do adult brains make new neurons? This process of “neurogenesis” had been shown in other adult animals, ...

The evidence and concept of adult neurogenesis have been documented in the scientific literature since the 1960s, with research conducted by Altman (1962) and Altman and Das (1965). These studies have ...

View post: Heart Experts Say Five Cups of Coffee a Day May Be Safe, but There’s a Catch For decades, scientists have argued over one of neuroscience’s most fundamental questions: Can the adult human ...

After years of debate, scientists provided new evidence for the lifelong birth of human brain cells, which may inform future therapies for neurological diseases. “This gives us an important piece of ...