Adult Neurogenesis: Stem Cells and Neuronal Development in the Adult Brain

Kempermann, Gerd

ISBN 10: 0197519237 / ISBN 13: 9780197519233

Published by Oxford University Press, 2025

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Adult Neurogenesis: Stem Cells and Neuronal Development in the Adult Brain
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication Date: 2025
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0197519237
• ISBN 13: 9780197519233
• Binding: hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Fine

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Synopsis

Adult Neurogenesis is the creation of new neurons in the adult brain, and its role in brain function and diseases like Alzheimer disease. Dr Kempermann provides an overview of current research, detailing the development, regulation, and function of new neurons in the brain, and discusses the medical implications of impaired neurogenesis.

About the Author

Gerd Kempermann studied medicine before becoming a postdoctoral fellow with Fred H. Gage at the Salk Institute, where he discovered that environmental enrichment increases adult neurogenesis. After serving as a research group leader in Berlin, he became a professor at the Center for Regenerative Therapies (CRTD) at TU Dresden. Since 2009, he has also led the Dresden site of the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE). His main research topics include the function and activity-dependent regulation of adult hippocampal neurogenesis, as well as the neurobiological foundations of individuality and healthy cognitive aging. He has published more than 200 research articles and is a member of the National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina.