Myth Heard About Brain
The Brain does not grow new Cells
Dennis Xuan
There was once a myth that your Brain just didn’t make new cells during its lifetime. The theory was that although almost all human tissues could repair themselves with stem cells the brain could only compensate for damage by making new connections between surviving neurons. The theory that the Brain does not spawn new cells has been debunked by scientists studying the hippocampus. They found that the hippocampus, which is an important part of the brain pertaining to memory and learning, can actually produce new nerve cells. The relative number produced is low compared to the total number of cells in the brain but this discovery does offer a chance to help patients with neurological disorders.
The findings that the brain can produce more cells can help patients with diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. If doctors and medical professionals can stimulate growth of new cells in the brain some of these neurological disorders can be somewhat alleviated if not totally fixed. So the myth that the brain doesn’t grow new cells has been totally thrown out the window.
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1 comment:
I find it rather reassuring to know that our brains are capable of producing new cells. The fact that a loss of brain cells due to a concussion can be replaced is somewhat uplifting after reading about the dangers of concussions.
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