Functional Role of Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis as a Therapeutic Strategy for Mental Disorders

Adult neurogenesis, the process of generating new neurons from neural stem cells, plays significant roles in synaptic plasticity, memory, and mood regulation. In the mammalian brain, it continues to occur well into adulthood in discrete regions, namely, the hippocampus and olfactory bulb. During the...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Heechul Jun, Syed Mohammed Qasim Hussaini, Michael J. Rigby, Mi-Hyeon Jang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2012-01-01
Series:Neural Plasticity
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/854285
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!