neurogenesis
noun[U]
biologyspecializeduk/ˌnjʊə.rəʊˈdʒen.ə.sɪs/us/ˌnʊr.oʊˈdʒen.ə.sɪs/aprocessin which newneurons(=nervecellsthatcarryinformationbetween thebrainand otherpartsof thebody)areformedin thebrain:
神经发生It is one of the fewbrainregionswhere neurogenesisoccurs.这是大脑中几个有神经发生的区域之一。
Thegrowthof newbraincells– aprocesscalled neurogenesis – isinvolvedin newmemoryformation.被称为神经发生的新的脑细胞生长过程与新的记忆形成相关。
- Recentdiscoveriesshow thatadultssproutnewbraincellsthroughoutlife, aprocesscalled neurogenesis.
- After that, neurogenesisoccursasprecursorcellsmaturetobecomeneurons.
- By thetimetheclinicalexpressionofschizophreniaisapparent, neurogenesis anddevelopmentisessentiallycomplete.