INTEGRATED NEURONS FORMED
FROM NEURAL STEM CELLS
(Image courtesy of F. Gage/Salk Institute)
Neurogenesis Foundation
Neurogenesis is the process by which pre-existing stem cells in the adult human brain produce new brain tissue, including neurons.
Neurogenesis is a complete cellular process that includes:
- Proliferation of neural stem cells
- Migration of those cells to an appropriate location in the brain
- Differentiation of neural stem cells into cell lineages including neurons, astrocytes, or oligodendrocytes
- Integration and Survival of the appropriate cell type in its location.
BrainCells understands that neurogenesis can be affected by different factors during different stages and has developed the knowledge and capability of interrogating how drugs influence neurogenesis through its different stages.