Long Before Old Age Strikes Brain Cell Growth Diminishes, Animal Study Shows


Even early in adulthood, aging begins to slow the mind’s growth — but it does not have to stop it altogether, suggests a Princeton University study on the brains of adult monkeys.A team of neuroscientists has found that soon after marmoset monkeys reach adulthood, the rate at which new neural cells form in the hippocampus region of the animals’ brains begins to decline. [click link for full article]