@inbook{10.2307/j.ctt7rzgj.8,
 ISBN = {9780691133102},
 URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt7rzgj.8},
 abstract = {The previous chapter described various ways cortical circuitry can be modified—from simply altering the strength of synapses to neurons extending new branches and making new synapses. It deftly avoided one of the most contentious questions of the day: Can new neurons be generated in the adult mammalian brain? New neurons can be generated in nonmammalian brains, as I shall describe below, but what about the mammalian brain? This is a hotly debated issue that has implications not only for understanding the adult mammalian brain, but perhaps even more so for the aging brain. It has implications too for the},
 bookauthor = {John E. Dowling},
 booktitle = {The Great Brain Debate: Nature or Nurture?},
 pages = {111--136},
 publisher = {Princeton University Press},
 title = {CONTROVERSIES: NEW NEURONS AND GENES AND BEHAVIOR},
 year = {2004}
}