Zika in the Adult Brain (IMAGE) Rockefeller University Caption Illumination of the fluorescent biomarker in green revealed that the adult mouse brain could be infected by Zika in a region called the subgranular zone of the hippocampus. Full of neural progenitor cells, this part of the brain is important in learning and memory. Credit Laboratory of Pediatric Brain Disease at The Rockefeller University/<i>Cell Stem Cell</i> Usage Restrictions Image may be used only to illustrate the research described in the accompanying release. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.