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. 2018 Jun;24(6):521-522.
doi: 10.1016/j.molmed.2018.04.002. Epub 2018 Apr 23.

Adult Human Hippocampal Neurogenesis: Controversy and Evidence

Hyunah Lee  1 , Sandrine Thuret  2
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Adult Human Hippocampal Neurogenesis: Controversy and Evidence

Hyunah Lee et al. Trends Mol Med. 2018 Jun.

Abstract

The hippocampus has been described as one of the few sites in the mammalian brain capable of generating new cells continuously throughout life. Two recent studies that report contradicting findings on adult human hippocampal neurogenesis, however, reminds us of the caveats and challenges of studying this phenomenon in postmortem tissues.

Keywords: adult neurogenesis; hippocampus.

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