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Newborn brain cells modulate learning and memory
Boosted by physical and mental exercise, neural stem cells continue to sprout new neurons throughout life, but the exact function of these newcomers has been the topic of much debate. Removing a genetic master switch that maintains neural stem cells in their proliferative state finally gave researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies some definitive answers.
Source: EurekAlert
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Thursday, Jan 31, 2008, 11:28am
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