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Neurogenesis in the striatum of the adult human brain

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Ernst, Aurélie, Alkass, Kanar, Bernard, Samuel, Salehpour, Mehran, Perl, Shira, Tisdale, John, Possnert, Göran, Druid, Henrik +1 more·2014·Cell

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In most mammals, neurons are added throughout life in the hippocampus and olfactory bulb. One area where neuroblasts that give rise to adult-born neurons are generated is the lateral ventricle wall of the brain. We show, using histological and carbon-14 dating approaches, that in adult humans new neurons integrate in the striatum, which is adjacent to this neurogenic niche. The neuronal turnover in the striatum appears restricted to interneurons, and postnatally generated striatal neurons are preferentially depleted in patients with Huntington's disease. Our findings demonstrate a unique pattern of neurogenesis in the adult human brain.

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  • In adulthood, neurogenesis is restricted to the hippocampus, rudimentarily present in the olfactory bulb, and possibly occurring in the striatum.

    “According to current knowledge in adulthood neurogenesis is restricted to the hippocampus, rudimentarily present in the olfactory bulb and possibly occurring in the striatum (Bergmann et al., 2015;Ernst et al., 2014).”

    From Serotonin and neuroplasticity – Links between molecular, functional and structural pathophysiology in depression (2017) · cites this paper as Ernst et al., 2014

    The Introduction (p. 2) says adult humans have substantial hippocampal neurogenesis, and the Summary (p. 2) reports new neurons integrating in the adult striatum. But the Introduction explicitly says there is “no detectable adult olfactory bulb neurogenesis” in humans, contrary to the claim that it is rudimentarily present. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • The vast majority of neurons in the human telencephalon are generated before birth, and neocortical excitatory neuron generation ends around 27 postconceptional weeks.

    “The vast majority of neurons in the human telencephalon are generated before birth and neocortical excitatory neuron generation ends around 27 pcw (Ernst et al., 2014; Larsen et al., 2006; Spalding et al., 2005).”
  • FANS has been used to bypass the incompatibility of neurons with whole-cell sorting.

    “A novel variant of FACS, fluorescence activated nuclei sorting (FANS), has recently been used to bypass the incompatibility of neurons with whole-cell sorting.”
  • Purification of striatal nuclei by NEUN labelling led to observations of adult human neurogenesis in the striatum.

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Authors
Ernst, A., Alkass, K., Bernard, S., Salehpour, M., Perl, S., Tisdale, J., Possnert, G., Druid, H., & Frisén, J.
Affiliations
  • Uppsala University (SE)
  • Karolinska Institutet (SE)
  • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (FR)
  • National Institutes of Health (US)
Corresponding author
Frisén, Jonas
Venue
Cell
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2014-02
Volume
156
Issue
5
Pages
1072-1083
ISSN
0092-8674 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2045314069
Cited by
937
References
58
Citations by year
2026: 26 · 2025: 43 · 2024: 47 · 2023: 53 · 2022: 57 · 2021: 81 · 2020: 87 · 2019: 94 · 2018: 73 · 2017: 108 · 2016: 108 · 2015: 87 · 2014: 72
FWCI
43.43
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Cell (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • HAL (submittedVersion, cc-by)
  • Uppsala University Publications (Uppsala University) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
  • National Institute for Health and Care Research
  • Cancerfonden
  • Karolinska Institutet (ALF 20080508)
  • Knut och Alice Wallenbergs Stiftelse
  • Stockholms Läns Landsting
  • Vetenskapsrådet
  • Rättsmedicinalverket
  • NIHR Cambridge Biomedical Research Centre
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Developmental Neuroscience › Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Neurology › Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
adult neurogenesis, striatum, lateral ventricle, neuronal turnover, interneurons, Huntington's disease, radiocarbon dating, human brain, neurogenic niche
MeSH terms
Adult, Animals, Basal Ganglia, Brain, Hippocampus, Humans, Huntington Disease, Interneurons, Models, Biological, Neurons, Olfactory Bulb, Mice, Neurogenesis

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