Adult neurogenesis, the lifelong generation of new neurons in
privileged regions of the adult brain has turned out to be an important
aspect of how the brain maintains structural plasticity. Adult
neurogenesis improves function in the hippocampus and the olfactory bulb
and in turn is regulated by behavior. Underlying these effects of
behavior, neurogenesis is regulated by an intriguingly complex hierarchy
of events at numerous levels, from the systems level over long and
short-range signaling molecules and cell-to-cell contact to genetic and
epigenetic changes.
This conference (the third in the series -
2007 in Dresden and 2010 in Frauenchiemsee), will attempt to capture the
regulatory complexity and link it to the proposed functionality of the
adult-generated neurons. The conference is open to everyone from
researchers to clinicians who are seeking to learn about the impact of
adult neurogenesis on their fields of medicine and will provide an
excellent opportunity for younger researchers to present their work to
an international audience and facilitiate discussion with the experts.
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