Abstract:Numerous clinical trials are under way to evaluate therapeutic approaches to stop the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD).Despite the significant efforts toward, for example, clearance of amyloid plaques by vaccination therapies, these approaches may still fall short of cognitive recovery in the AD population as they do not directly focus on the regeneration of damaged tissue and restoration of brain function. Adult neurogenesis is a unique form of structural plasticity in the brain that has important impl… Show more
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