Adult Neurogenesis in Mammals: An Identity Crisis
Journal of NeurosciencePublished 1 February 2002Open access
Pasko Rakić
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The study of neurogenesis in the adult brain is among the most exciting and fastest moving areas of neuroscience today.
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The study of neurogenesis in the adult brain is among the most exciting and fastest moving areas of neuroscience today. In contrast to the high rate of neurogenesis in some vertebrates ([Nottebohm, 2002][1]), unambiguous evidence for new neurons in normal adult mammals ranging from rodents to
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