July 11, 2006

Growing New Brain Cells

While the adult brain was once thought to be a mostly static structure, scientists have discovered in recent years that some parts of the brain continually produce neurons, especially after injury.Recent studies have shown that many types of drugs - antidepressants, cholesterol-lowering drugs, even Viagra - spur growth of new neurons in the brain.

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