The dentate gyrus grows throughout life despite turnover of developmentally-born neurons
Tina Ciric, Shaina P. Cahill, Tyler Lin, Si‐ah Choi, Jason S. Snyder
The paper quantifies neuronal birth and loss in the rat dentate gyrus across adulthood, finding that neurogenesis contributes to growth but is offset by neuronal turnover.
Hippocampus · Apr 19, 2026Peer-reviewedNeuroscience