Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Formation of nervous tissue.
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- noun biology The creation and development of
neurons
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- noun the development of nerve tissues
Etymologies
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Examples
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As one might expect, the process of neurogenesis is controlled by our DNA.
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As one might expect, the process of neurogenesis is controlled by our DNA.
David Perlmutter, M.D.: Neurogenesis: How to Change Your Brain
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As one might expect, the process of neurogenesis is controlled by our DNA.
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As one might expect, the process of neurogenesis is controlled by our DNA.
David Perlmutter, M.D.: Neurogenesis: How to Change Your Brain
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Gould is a pioneer in the study of "neurogenesis" -- that is, the birth of new brain cells, or neurons, in the adult brain.
Thea Singer: Stress Relief and More Brain Cells? The Secret Could Be in the Bedroom
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Neuroscientists shunned the idea of neurogenesis until the end of the 20th century.
Thea Singer: Stress Relief and More Brain Cells? The Secret Could Be in the Bedroom
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A study published in Nature Neuroscience examined the effects of running on creating new neurons a process known as neurogenesis in the brains of adult rats housed in groups versus those kept in isolation.
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Exercise also drives the production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor BDNF, which promotes the birth of new, baby neurons, a process called neurogenesis.
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Exercise also drives the production of brain-derived neurotrophic factor BDNF, which promotes the birth of new, baby neurons, a process called neurogenesis.
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Before the advent of real-time brain scans, scientists believed that the process of cell division that creates new brain cells, called neurogenesis, slows down early in life and stops altogether by the time we are into adolescence.
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