The Brain Makes New Neurons Even in Adulthood. Depression May Stop It

Sad Balloon Face Depression Mental Health ConceptDepression was linked to stalled adult neurogenesis and widespread molecular changes in hippocampal memory circuits. A small stream of new neurons continues to appear in the adult hippocampus even though most of the brain’s roughly 100 billion neurons are formed before birth. Research from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons suggests that this […]

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