When neurogenesis encounters aging and disease

O Lazarov, MP Mattson, DA Peterson… - Trends in …, 2010 - cell.com
In this review, we consider the evidence that a reduction in neurogenesis underlies aging-
related cognitive deficits and impairments in disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) …

Effects of microglia on neurogenesis

K Sato - Glia, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
This review summarizes and organizes the literature concerning the effects of microglia on
neurogenesis, particularly focusing on the subgranular zone (SGZ) of the hippocampus and …

Exercise enhances learning and hippocampal neurogenesis in aged mice

H Van Praag, T Shubert, C Zhao… - Journal of …, 2005 - Soc Neuroscience
Aging causes changes in the hippocampus that may lead to cognitive decline in older
adults. In young animals, exercise increases hippocampal neurogenesis and improves …

Running enhances spatial pattern separation in mice

DJ Creer, C Romberg, LM Saksida… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Increasing evidence suggests that regular exercise improves brain health and promotes
synaptic plasticity and hippocampal neurogenesis. Exercise improves learning, but specific …

Inhibition of neurogenesis interferes with hippocampus‐dependent memory function

G Winocur, JM Wojtowicz, M Sekeres, JS Snyder… - …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Rats treated with low dose irradiation, to inhibit adult hippocampal neurogenesis, and
control rats were administered a nonmatching‐to‐sample (NMTS) task, which measured …

Sex, hormones and neurogenesis in the hippocampus: hormonal modulation of neurogenesis and potential functional implications

LAM Galea, SR Wainwright, MM Roes… - Journal of …, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
The hippocampus is an area of the brain that undergoes dramatic plasticity in response to
experience and hormone exposure. The hippocampus retains the ability to produce new …

Predictable chronic mild stress improves mood, hippocampal neurogenesis and memory

VK Parihar, B Hattiangady, R Kuruba, B Shuai… - Molecular …, 2011 - nature.com
Maintenance of neurogenesis in adult hippocampus is important for functions such as mood
and memory. As exposure to unpredictable chronic stress (UCS) results in decreased …

Testosterone and dihydrotestosterone, but not estradiol, enhance survival of new hippocampal neurons in adult male rats

MD Spritzer, LAM Galea - Developmental neurobiology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Past research suggested that androgens may play a role in the regulation of adult
neurogenesis within the dentate gyrus. We tested this hypothesis by manipulating androgen …

Daily exercise improves memory, stimulates hippocampal neurogenesis and modulates immune and neuroimmune cytokines in aging rats

RB Speisman, A Kumar, A Rani, TC Foster… - Brain, behavior, and …, 2013 - Elsevier
We tested whether daily exercise modulates immune and neuroimmune cytokines,
hippocampus-dependent behavior and hippocampal neurogenesis in aging male F344 rats …

Characterizing cognitive aging of working memory and executive function in animal models

JL Bizon, TC Foster, GE Alexander… - Frontiers in aging …, 2012 - frontiersin.org
Executive functions supported by prefrontal cortical (PFC) systems provide essential control
and planning mechanisms to guide goal-directed behavior. As such, age-related alterations …