Adult neurogenesis: Integrating theories and separating functions

Trends in Cognitive Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 325-337

  Aimone, James B ^a   Deng, Wei ^a   Gage, Fred H ^a  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT NEUROGENESIS; COMPUTATIONAL MODEL; DENTATE GYRUS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GRANULE CELLS; NEW DIRECTIONS; SEPARATING FUNCTIONS; THEORETICAL APPROACH;

BIOINFORMATICS;

NEURONS;

BEHAVIOR; BRAIN FUNCTION; CELL FUNCTION; CELL MATURATION; DENTATE GYRUS; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; GRANULE CELL; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; ADULT; ADULT STEM CELL; ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CELL PROLIFERATION; CYTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADULT; ADULT STEM CELLS; ANIMALS; CELL PROLIFERATION; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROGENESIS; NEURONS;

EID: 77954027359     PISSN: 13646613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2010.04.003     Document Type: Review

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