ReviewMolecular psychiatry2024
The impact of adult neurogenesis on affective functions: of mice and men.
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- 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
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- Relationship of immune-inflammatory pathway and stress-induced depression with neural regeneration.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Spatial pattern-driven interpretable model and biological correlates in brain glioblastoma-lymphoma differentiation.iScience · 2026Article
- Argonaute 2 stabilization of microRNAs controls adult neurogenesis and oligodendrogenesis.Neural regeneration research · 2026Article
- Immature Neurons in the Postnatal Brain: Markers, Modulation, and Involvement in Normal and Aberrant Plasticity.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- TNF-α induces type I IFN signalling to suppress neurogenesis and recruit T cells.Nature communications · 2026Article
- PCSK9 in bridging metabolism and neurodegeneration: a new paradigm for alzheimer's treatment.Metabolic brain disease · 2026Review
- Humanised Environmental Enrichment: Spatial Effects of Cities and Buildings on Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Humans.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Review
- Deciphering the microenvironment of adult neurogenesis: a perspective from neurodegenerative diseases.Translational neurodegeneration · 2026Review
- Probiotics as Modulators of Adult Neurogenesis and Synaptic Plasticity: New Perspectives in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Affective Disorders.Biomedicines · 2026Review
- Dietary Bioactives and Physical Activity in the Regulation of Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Cognitive Decline.Food science & nutrition · 2026Review
- Inhibition of TGF-β signaling in microglia stimulates hippocampal adult neurogenesis and reduces anxiety-like behavior in adult mice.Nature communications · 2026Article
- Comparative analysis of maze complexity: implications for adult hippocampal neurogenesis.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2026Article
- FMRP regulation of STAT3-MYC signaling is critical for adult hippocampal neurogenesis and cognitive flexibility.Cell death and differentiation · 2026Article
- Investigating the Antidepressant Mechanism of Acupuncture with a Focus on Mitochondrial Homeostasis.International journal of general medicine · 2026Review
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- Adult Striatal Neurogenesis-A Comparative Approach Between Pigeons, Mice, Macaques, and Human.The Journal of comparative neurology · 2025Article
- Intracrine VEGF Signaling Is Required for Adult Hippocampal Neural Stem Cell Maintenance and Vascular Proximity.Molecular neurobiology · 2025Article
- Loss of NFIA Impairs Adult Hippocampal Neurogenesis.Hippocampus · 2025Article
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Abstract
In most mammals, new neurons are not only produced during embryogenesis but also after birth. Soon after adult neurogenesis was discovered, the influence of recruiting new neurons on cognitive functions, especially on memory, was documented. Likewise, the late process of neuronal production also contributes to affective functions, but this outcome was recognized with more difficulty. This review covers hypes and hopes of discovering the influence of newly-generated neurons on brain circuits devoted to affective functions. If the possibility of integrating new neurons into the adult brain is a commonly accepted faculty in the realm of mammals, the reluctance is strong when it comes to translating this concept to humans. Compiling data suggest now that new neurons are derived not only from stem cells, but also from a population of neuroblasts displaying a protracted maturation and ready to be engaged in adult brain circuits, under specific signals. Here, we discuss the significance of recruiting new neurons in the adult brain circuits, specifically in the context of affective outcomes. We also discuss the fact that adult neurogenesis could be the ultimate cellular process that integrates elements from both the internal and external environment to adjust brain functions. While we must be critical and beware of the unreal promises that Science could generate sometimes, it is important to continue exploring the potential of neural recruitment in adult primates. Reporting adult neurogenesis in humankind contributes to a new vision of humans as mammals whose brain continues to develop throughout life. This peculiar faculty could one day become the target of treatment for mental health, cognitive disorders, and elderly-associated diseases. The vision of an adult brain which never stops integrating new neurons is a real game changer for designing new therapeutic interventions to treat mental disorders associated with substantial morbidity, mortality, and social costs.
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