Saving new brain cells.

• Autores: Tracey J. Shors
• Localización: Scientific American, ISSN 0036-8733, Vol. 300, Nº. 3, 2009, págs. 46-54
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • The article discusses how new brain cells are created in adults and the ways that these cells can be strengthened and kept alive. The article explains that these cells are created every day in the hippocampus and without strengthening them, they will eventually die. The author suggests that through keeping the mind actively engaged, a person might be able to slow cognitive decline that occurs due to Alzheimer's or dementia. INSETS: WHERE NEW NEURONS FORM;WHAT RAT STUDIES REVEALED;HOW LEARNING HELPS TO SAVE NEW NEURONS;WHAT'S NEXT?