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New neurons in old brains: learning to survive?

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Two studies examine how experience regulates neurogenesis in the adult rodent hippocampus. Although their conclusions appear contradictory, they may in fact be reconcilable.

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Figure 1: Time course of the water-maze experiments.

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    William T. Greenough, Neal J. Cohen & Janice M. Juraska

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