Delayed gratification in the adult brain

Elife. 2020 Jul 21:9:e59786. doi: 10.7554/eLife.59786.

Author

Gerd Kempermann^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases Dresden, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.
² Center for Regenerative Therapies Dresden, TU Dresden, Dresden, Germany.

Abstract

Some immature neurons in the cerebral cortex of mammals might wait for years before they become activated and finish their development.

Keywords: brain size; doublecortin; immature neurons; mammals; neocortex; neuroscience.

© 2020, Kempermann.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Brain
Cerebral Cortex
Delay Discounting*
Mammals
Neurons*
Phylogeny