Definition of "neurogenesis" []

• Formation of nervous tissue. (noun)

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• "As one might expect, the process of neurogenesis is controlled by our DNA."
• "Gould is a pioneer in the study of "neurogenesis" -- that is, the birth of new brain cells, or neurons, in the adult brain."
• "Neuroscientists shunned the idea of neurogenesis until the end of the 20th century."