Definitions
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- 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
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Examples
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As one might expect, the process of neurogenesis is controlled by our DNA.
Neurogenesis: How to Change Your Brain M.D. David Perlmutter 2010
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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 M.D. David Perlmutter 2010
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As one might expect, the process of neurogenesis is controlled by our DNA.
Neurogenesis: How to Change Your Brain M.D. David Perlmutter 2010
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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 M.D. David Perlmutter 2010
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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 Thea Singer 2010
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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 Thea Singer 2010
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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.
Long May You Run Chris Cooper 2010
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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.
THE PROGRAM KELLY TRAVER 2009
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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.
THE PROGRAM KELLY TRAVER 2009
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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.
The Answer John Assaraf 2008
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