Why has adult hippocampal neurogenesis had so little impact on psychiatry?

Liu, Kathy Y; Howard, Robert · Br J Psychiatry · 2018

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Abstract

Hippocampal neurogenesis continues throughout adult life and potentially plays a crucial role in mood and cognitive disorders. We summarise the preclinical insights and potential translational steps that could be taken to investigate the role and importance of this phenomenon in disease and health in humans. Declaration of interest None.

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