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What is the approximate number of connections in the human brain?
What is the approximate number of connections in the human brain?
- 1,000,000,000,000 (correct)
- 1,000,000
- 100,000,000
- 10,000
What was Santiago Ramon y Cajal's belief about brain development in adults?
What was Santiago Ramon y Cajal's belief about brain development in adults?
- The adult brain retains the ability to regenerate neurons.
- Brain development continues throughout adulthood.
- The brain is fixed and immutable after a certain age. (correct)
- Neural connections can be modified and strengthened through experience.
Which of these techniques is used to analyze adult neurogenesis?
Which of these techniques is used to analyze adult neurogenesis?
- BrdU labeling (correct)
- Immunofluorescence (correct)
- DNA sequencing
- All of the above
What is the name of the brain region where new neurons are continuously generated in adults?
What is the name of the brain region where new neurons are continuously generated in adults?
What is the significance of finding immature neurons (DCX+) in the dentate gyrus of a 68-year-old individual?
What is the significance of finding immature neurons (DCX+) in the dentate gyrus of a 68-year-old individual?
According to the provided content, what is a key characteristic of the hippocampal neurogenesis process?
According to the provided content, what is a key characteristic of the hippocampal neurogenesis process?
What is a primary mechanism used to track adult neural stem cell lineages in the provided research?
What is a primary mechanism used to track adult neural stem cell lineages in the provided research?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a potential drawback associated with the depletion of Ascl1-targeted neural stem cells?
Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a potential drawback associated with the depletion of Ascl1-targeted neural stem cells?
Which research group is credited with utilizing intravital imaging to track neural stem cells in live animals, as mentioned in the content?
Which research group is credited with utilizing intravital imaging to track neural stem cells in live animals, as mentioned in the content?
The content discusses how neurogenesis can be reduced in neuro-psychiatric conditions like depression and ageing. What is the name of a widely recognized area of the brain where new neurons are generated throughout life?
The content discusses how neurogenesis can be reduced in neuro-psychiatric conditions like depression and ageing. What is the name of a widely recognized area of the brain where new neurons are generated throughout life?
What is a key factor that differentiates the neurogenic potential of Ascl1-targeted and Gli1-targeted neural stem cells (NSCs) based on the presented data?
What is a key factor that differentiates the neurogenic potential of Ascl1-targeted and Gli1-targeted neural stem cells (NSCs) based on the presented data?
The content highlights the concept of 'lineage trees' in the context of adult neural stem cell research. What does this term represent?
The content highlights the concept of 'lineage trees' in the context of adult neural stem cell research. What does this term represent?
Which of the following aspects of adult neural stem cell dynamics IS NOT explicitly mentioned as a focus area in the provided content?
Which of the following aspects of adult neural stem cell dynamics IS NOT explicitly mentioned as a focus area in the provided content?
According to the content, what is a notable implication of the depletion of Ascl1-targeted neural stem cells?
According to the content, what is a notable implication of the depletion of Ascl1-targeted neural stem cells?
What is one potential application of the research on adult neural stem cell dynamics?
What is one potential application of the research on adult neural stem cell dynamics?
Flashcards
Adult Neural Stem Cells
Adult Neural Stem Cells
Cells in the adult brain capable of dividing and generating new neurons.
Neurogenesis
Neurogenesis
The process of generating new neurons from neural stem cells.
Santiago Ramon y Cajal
Santiago Ramon y Cajal
A scientist known for his work on the nervous system, believed adult brain growth was limited.
BrdU labeling
BrdU labeling
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Hippocampus neurogenesis
Hippocampus neurogenesis
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Hippocampus
Hippocampus
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Neuropsychiatric diseases
Neuropsychiatric diseases
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Neural stem cells (NSCs)
Neural stem cells (NSCs)
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Ascl1 protein
Ascl1 protein
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Lineage trees
Lineage trees
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Proliferating progenitors
Proliferating progenitors
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Self-renewal
Self-renewal
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Dentate gyrus
Dentate gyrus
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Hippocampal plasticity
Hippocampal plasticity
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Study Notes
Adult Neural Stem Cells
- The human brain contains 100 billion neurons.
- Each neuron has 1,000 to 10,000 connections.
- All connections combined could reach the moon.
- Brain development does not stop after childhood.
- Experience, learning, and injury all affect brain development.
- Cajal (1928) believed that the brain was fixed in adulthood, meaning no growth or regeneration could occur.
- Early evidence of cell division in adult brain found in 1964.
- Analysis of adult neurogenesis uses BrdU labeling to trace DNA synthesis and identify new cells.
- Neurogenesis occurs in various mammals, including mice, rats, cats, birds, tree shrews, marmosets, rhesus monkeys, and humans.
- Active neurogenesis occurs throughout adulthood.
- Neurogenesis is involved in learning and memory.
- Neurogenesis may be reduced or altered in certain neuropsychiatric diseases (e.g., depression, aging).
- Intravital imaging is used to observe neural stem cells.
- Methods include constructing lineage trees of cells.
Additional Notes
- There are many processes related to and involved with adult neurogenesis, including dynamic regulation.
- Cab driving increases hippocampal size.
- Learning increases brain size.
- Neurogenesis is regulated.
- The dentate gyrus acts as a pattern separator.
- Mice with decreased neurogenesis have issues with spatial pattern separation.
- Intravital imaging helps understand new granule cell function.
- Levels of de novo lipogenesis can regulate activity of neural stem cells (NSCs).
- Deep sequencing identified 50 novel genes linked to recessive cognitive disorders.
- Modeling FASN mutations in mice and human cells is possible.
- Regionalized forebrain organoids can be used to study human biology.
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