"700 new neurons are added every day, corresponding to an annual turnover of 1.75% of the neurons in the renewing fraction." (Published in Cell, 2013).
The experiment was conducted in humans and used carbon-14 to figure out how many new neurons were born since the atomic bomb test (in a population of people born prior to the bomb test). Pretty ingenious experiment really. Read more here: [LR]
Let's chronicle everything in the damn universe that shows promise in enhancing neurogenesis. Meanwhile, we can also debate the functional significance of neurogenesis- whether it's all it's cracked up to be. Here's 7 to start:
1. NSAIDS
2. Taurine
3. Exercise
4. Allopregnanolone
5. Antidepressants
6. Thyroid hormone
7. Coitus
Edited by YOLF, 31 May 2015 - 03:21 AM.