Hippocampus-dependent learning influences hippocampal neurogenesis

Frontiers in Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue 7 APR, 2013, Pages

  Epp, Jonathan R ^a,b   Chow, Carmen ^a   Galea, Liisa A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cell survival; Dentate gyrus; Hippocampus; Memory; Neurogenesis; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

CELL PROLIFERATION; CELL SURVIVAL; DENTATE GYRUS; HIPPOCAMPUS; LEARNING; MEMORY; NERVE CELL; NERVE EXCITABILITY; NERVE FIBER; NERVOUS SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL LEARNING; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 84878976153     PISSN: 16624548     EISSN: 1662453X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2013.00057     Document Type: Review

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