Watch nerve cells being born in the brains of living mice

New images could help reveal the details of this neuron renewal

mouse hippocampus

ALL IN THE FAMILY  A neural stem cell (green) in a mouse’s memory-related hippocampus produces new cells over the course of two months. Red cells are newborn neurons, and orange and yellow are slightly older cells produced by the stem cell. 

University of Zurich

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Brain scientists have filmed a first-of-a-kind birth video.