Petrik · Frontiers in neuroscience 2019 · commentary · n=?

Perspective: Of Mice and Men - How Widespread Is Adult Neurogenesis?

Cited 35 times in the scientific literature.

Level 5 - mechanism / opinion, no new human data

Narrative commentary and perspective discussing existing literature without new empirical data

PubMed 31555083 · doi:10.3389/fnins.2019.00923 · record verified 2026-08-26

What was done

This commentary discusses recent research articles presenting conflicting evidence for and against the existence of adult hippocampal neurogenesis (AHN) in the healthy and diseased human brain.

What was found

The abstract provides no quantitative data or specific numerical findings, serving instead as a conceptual commentary on the ongoing scientific debate surrounding human adult neurogenesis.

Why it matters

It highlights the conflicting literature on whether adult neurogenesis occurs in humans and calls for clarity in the neurogenesis research field.

Limits

The abstract describes a perspective/commentary piece rather than an empirical study or systematic review. No sample sizes, specific methodologies, quantitative metrics, or systematic search criteria are reported.

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