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The human brain cannot generate new neurons after infancy.

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REFUTED
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Is it true that the human brain cannot generate new neurons after infancy?

No. Multiple peer-reviewed reviews and a reference work state that the long-held dogma that the adult brain cannot generate new neurons has been overturned, with neurogenesis reported to persist into old age.

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Human brain
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Human brain. (n.d.). en.wikipedia.org. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_brain

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Human Brain May Generate New Neurons Even in the Seventies
2026
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*, R. H., Ahmed, Z., Abbas, H., Shah, S. N., Das, G. K., & Zameer, S. (2026). Human Brain May Generate New Neurons Even in the Seventies. doi.org. https://doi.org/10.31579/2642-973x/170

Neural Stem Cells
2008
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Neural Stem Cells. (2008). doi.org. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-021-8_2

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