ReviewThe Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience2021
Evidences for Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Humans.
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- Hippocampal neurogenesis in adult primates: a systematic review.Molecular psychiatry · 2025Pooled it
- Environmental enrichment: a systematic review on the effect of a changing spatial complexity on hippocampal neurogenesis and plasticity in rodents, with considerations for translation to urban and built environments for humans.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- The role of gut microbiota on cognitive development in rodents: a meta-analysis.The journal of physiological sciences : JPS · 2023Pooled it
- Resveratrol as a modulator of synaptic plasticity: molecular mechanisms and future therapeutic perspectives.Molecular biology reports · 2026Review
- Reconciling the neurogenic hypothesis of depression with recent advances in adult hippocampal neurogenesis research in humans.Molecular psychiatry · 2026Review
- Roles of lactate and protein lactylation in neurogenesis and neurodegenerative disease.Journal of translational medicine · 2026Review
- Molecular pathways underlying amyloid precursor protein-mediated regulation of adult-born neurons.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Hippocampal neural stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles modulate microglia to promote resilience against tau oligomers.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Isolation of postnatal human neural stem cells.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Caffeic acid restores neurogenesis and synaptic integrity under glucolipotoxic stress by suppressing inflammation and pyroptosis.Metabolic brain disease · 2026Article
- Humanised Environmental Enrichment: Spatial Effects of Cities and Buildings on Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Humans.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- The Myokine Irisin Represents an Indirect Pathway Linking Exercise to Hippocampal Subfields Relevant to Alzheimer's Disease and Neurogenesis.Aging cell · 2026Article
- From gut to brain: effects of fecal microbiota transplants from humans to rats on hippocampal gene regulation - a study on anorexia nervosa.Translational psychiatry · 2026Article
- DKK2 contributes to context discrimination and adult hippocampal neurogenesis by suppressing Wnt/PCP signaling.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Hippocampal Neurosustainability for Stress Resilience: A Pro-Neurogenic BDNF-Targeted Architectural Enrichment Framework to Overcome Type 2 Allostatic Overload.Brain sciences · 2026Article
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- BMSC exosomes promote neurogenesis and alleviate behavioral deficits in chronic traumatic encephalopathy: an animal model-based study.Stem cell research & therapy · 2026Article
- Dentate Gyrus Engrams in Fear and Reward: Mechanistic Principles, Critical Gaps, and Paths to Translation.Journal of neurochemistry · 2026Review
- A Single-Cell Perspective on Remapping Human Adult Neurogenesis and Its Clinical Implications.Biomolecules · 2026Review
- Impact of Tau overexpression on DNA replication dynamics in centromeres of human neural progenitor cells.iScience · 2026Article
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Abstract
The rodent hippocampus generates new neurons throughout life. This process, named adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN), is a striking form of neural plasticity that occurs in the brains of numerous mammalian species. Direct evidence of adult neurogenesis in humans has remained elusive, although the occurrence of this phenomenon in the human dentate gyrus has been demonstrated in seminal studies and recent research that have applied distinct approaches to birthdate newly generated neurons and to validate markers of adult-born neurons. Our data point to the persistence of AHN until the 10th decade of human life, as well as to marked impairments in this process in patients with Alzheimer's disease. Moreover, our work demonstrates that the methods used to process and analyze postmortem human brain samples can limit the detection of various markers of AHN to the point of making them undetectable. In this Dual Perspectives article, we highlight the critical methodological aspects that should be strictly controlled in human studies and the robust evidence that supports the occurrence of AHN in humans. We also put forward reasons that may account for current discrepancies on this topic. Finally, the unresolved questions and future challenges awaiting the field are highlighted.
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