Bird Brains Reveals Insights on How to Grow New Neurons in the Brain (VIDEO)
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A new study published in the journal Cell Reports reveals that the adult brain can generate new neurons that integrate into key motor circuits—an insight that challenges long-held beliefs about adult neurogenesis. The research, which can trace its origins to studies in canaries that generate new neurons as they learn songs, shows that stimulating the brain’s progenitor cells may repair damaged neural networks in Huntington’s disease.
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University of Rochester Medical Center/Del Monte Institute for Neuroscience
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