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    Feb282010

    Implanted Neurons Let the Brain Rewire Itself Again

    Experiments in mice show that the brain's ability to adapt might not disappear with age.

    Transplanting fetal neurons into the brains of young mice opens a new window on neural plasticity, or flexibility in the brain's neural circuits. The research, published today in the journal Science, suggests that the brain's ability to radically adapt to new situations might not be permanently lost in youth, and helps to pinpoint the factors needed to reintroduce this plasticity.

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