Question

Fully mature neurons are long-lived and are mitotically inactive. In human brain, can new neurons be generated even though neurons cannot regenerate themselves? How new neurons can be generated in the nervous system? (hint. There exist stem cells or progenitor cells for every single type of cells in mammalians that are used for regeneration when needed)

Answer 1

Answer:

Neurogenesis

Explanation:

One of the methods the brain does this is through a process known as neurogenesis – the creation of new neurons. ... Until only recently, it was thought that the number of neurons we're born with is fixed – that the central nervous system, including the brain, was incapable of neurogenesis and unable to regenerate.