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Culture of Neurospheres Derived from the Neurogenic Niches in Adult Prairie Voles
Published on: June 10, 2020
Neurons recruited in the nidopallium caudale, following changes in social environment, derive from the same original
Shay Henry Hornfeld1, Joseph Terkel, Anat Barnea
1Department of Zoology, Tel-Aviv University, Tel-Aviv, Israel. horenfel@post.tau.ac.il
Abstract:
Previously, we found that new neurons recruited into the nidopallium caudale in isolated birds were less labeled than those of communally housed birds, suggesting that different types of neurons may survive best under different conditions. Repetition of the experiment revealed no differences between groups, indicating that the new neurons were of the same generation. Hence, social environment does not appear to affect the type of newly recruited nidopallium caudale neurons.

