Delane F. Espinueva

Inhibiting adult neurogenesis differentially affects spatial learning in females and males

This study shows that inhibiting adult neurogenesis affects spatial learning differently in male and female rats under stressful conditions, with males showing slower learning and females faster learning in cold water.

Hippocampal neurogenesis promotes preference for future rewards

This study shows that blocking hippocampal neurogenesis in rats reduces activation of the ventral dentate gyrus and causes aversion to delayed rewards.

Adult-born hippocampal neurons undergo extended development and are morphologically distinct from neonatally-born neurons

The paper examines the development and morphology of adult-born neurons in rats, finding they mature over months and have distinct features compared to neonatally-born neurons, contributing to hippocampal plasticity into old age.