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Researchers use nuclear fallout to prove the brain continually makes neurons

2013-06-07 17:52:29| Extremetech

An ingenious new study published in the journal Cell, has taken advantage of a unique pulse of carbon 14 that was introduced decades into the atmosphere by nuclear testing. Using this handy label, researchers have been able to prove that humans continue to make new neurons throughout their entire lives.

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