Evidence map›Paper›PMID 20471301›Full record

ReviewTrends in cognitive sciences2010

Adult neurogenesis: integrating theories and separating functions.

James B Aimone, Wei Deng, Fred H Gage

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Review in Trends in cognitive sciences, 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 133 papers.

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133citing papers in PubMed
14.8field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

133 citing papers in PubMed, 301 citations in OpenAlex.

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  9. Adult neurogenesis: a real hope or a delusion?Neural regeneration research · 2024
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  17. What Is Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis Good for?Frontiers in neuroscience · 2022
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73 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

James B AimoneLaboratory of Genetics, The Salk Institute for Biological Studies, 10010 N. Torrey Pines Rd, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
Wei Deng
Fred H Gage
Salk Institute for Biological Studies · US

Funding

Functional Analysis of Adult Hippocampal NeurogenesisR01MH090258 · NIMH · SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES · PI GAGE, FRED H · 2010 to 2014
$2.3M
NIMH NIH HHS MH-090258NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH090258
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The continuous incorporation of new neurons in the dentate gyrus of the adult hippocampus raises exciting questions about memory and learning, and has inspired new computational models to understand the function of adult neurogenesis. These theoretical approaches suggest distinct roles for new neurons as they slowly integrate into the existing dentate gyrus network: immature adult-born neurons seem to function as pattern integrators of temporally adjacent events, thereby enhancing pattern separation for events separated in time; whereas maturing adult-born neurons possibly contribute to pattern separation by being more amenable to learning new information, leading to dedicated groups of granule cells that respond to experienced environments. We review these hypothesized functions and supporting empirical research and point to new directions for future theoretical efforts.

Indexed as

AdultAdult Stem CellsAnimalsCell ProliferationHippocampusHumansModels, BiologicalNeurogenesisNeurons

Identifiers

PMID20471301
PMCPMC2904863
OpenAlexW1974225650

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