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neurogenesis

neurogenesis

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Growth of new nerve cells in the brain
  • noun
  • /ˌnʊroʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/
  • Specialized
: neurogénesis
  • Neurobiologists previously believed neurogenesis in the mammalian central nervous system generally stopped just after birth.
  • onset of neurogenesis
  • origin of neurogenesis
  • adult neurogenesis

Because bird brains undergoes new neurogenesis in a way that human or mammal brains don't.

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Examples

  • Neurogenesis occurred on the outer fringes of the portion of the cortical sheet already generated around each origin of neurogenesis.

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  • You'll be inhibiting neurogenesis, the birth of new neurons.

  • In biology, this is called neurogenesis.

  • I'm stimulating neurogenesis in the central nervous system.

  • In those experiments, neurogenesis was plentiful in the female brains.

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  • And harmine is a strong Mao inhibitor, but it also stimulates neurogenesis which is nerve growth and these are recent findings.

  • In summary, we implemented several aspects of neurogenesis in an in silico model of the growing mammalian cerebral cortex.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Our results showed that, for realistic assumptions about neurogenesis, successive tissue growth and stochastic connection formation interacted to produce realistic cortico-cortical connectivity.

    Academic text (2018)
  • Recent studies have highlighted that physical exercise enhances neurogenesis, leading to improved memory and cognitive function.

  • The neurogenesis process is crucial for learning and adaptation in the brain, particularly in the hippocampus.

Surface Forms

neurogenesis singular
neurogeneses plural

Morphology

neurogenesis = genesis (transparent) = neuro + genesis

The meaning is built transparently from 'neuro-' plus 'genesis' as the formation or creation of nerve tissue.

Etymology

Neurogenesis comes from two Greek parts: neuro- meaning 'nerve' and -genesis meaning 'birth'. So, neurogenesis is the 'birth' of new nerve cells and refers to the process of making new neurons in the brain.