Newborn Brain Cells Show the Way (1 of 2) (IMAGE)

Salk Institute

Newborn Brain Cells Show the Way (1 of 2)

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Human brains sprout new neurons -- shown in green -- throughout life, particularly in the hippocampus, the brain's learning and memory center.

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Courtesy of Dr. Sebastian Jessberger, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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