The Ongoing Brain Debate

The Ongoing Brain Debate

It was conventionally believed that the mind of adults stops replenishing itself at maturity. The scientific community has remained divided on the issue, as new studies corroborate earlier theories that nerve cell production ceases upon adulthood.

This is a setback for researchers of neuronal afflictions such as Alzheimer’s, which mostly affects elderly folks.  

Some scientists take their brain studies to postmortem studies, but the accuracy of these findings is being challenged since they only represent a ‘’snapshot’’ in time of the developmental process of the brain.

The discovery of neuronal reproduction in adult mice may also serve as an opportunity for future research.

https://www.sciencenews.org/article/neurogenesis-brain-neurons-2018-yir