The debate over adult neurogenesis may have just been won. New research out of the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden provides evidence of adult neurogenesis in the hippocampus, a finding that could ...

The brain develops through distinct phases over the course of a lifetime, says a new study. During each of these phases, the brain’s capacity for reorganization and forming new connections changes.

Researchers from Sweden have discovered that the human brain continues to grow new cells in the memory region—called the hippocampus—even into old age. Using advanced tools to examine brain samples ...

For at least six decades, neuroscientists have been arguing over a big, foundational question: Do adult brains make new neurons? This process of “neurogenesis” had been shown in other adult animals, ...

Scientists say they have very strong evidence that the adult human brain is capable of making new neurons, a point of ongoing controversy in neuroscience. When you purchase through links on our site, ...

The four challenges of adolescence seen through the experiences of four wild animals: Ursula, a king penguin; Shrink, a spotted hyena; Salt, a North Atlantic humpback whale; and Slavc, a European wolf ...