Do new neurons have a functional role in the adult hippocampus?

Debates in Neuroscience

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 26-32

  Cameron, Heather A ^a   Christie, Brian R ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavior; Dentate gyrus; Granule cells; Hippocampus; Neurogenesis

Indexed keywords

EID: 34250716968     PISSN: 15598314     EISSN: 15598357     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11559-007-9001-y     Document Type: Article

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