Abstract Matrix metalloproteinase‐9 (MMP‐9) is a member of the metzincin family of mostly
extracellularly operating proteases. Despite the fact that all of these enzymes might be target …

Newborn neurons in the adult hippocampus are regulated by many intrinsic and extrinsic
cues. It is well accepted that elevated glucocorticoid levels lead to downregulation of adult …

OBJECTIVE Depression is a common comorbidity of type 2 diabetes. We assessed the
causal relationships and shared genetics between them. RESEARCH DESIGN AND …

Several studies have shown that exercise improves cognitive functions and emotional
behaviors. Positive effects of exercise have been associated with enhanced brain plasticity …

Benzodiazepines are frequently prescribed on an ongoing basis to individuals with
depression, mainly to alleviate anxiety or insomnia, despite current guideline …

Adult hippocampal neurogenesis is a remarkable form of brain structural plasticity by which
new functional neurons are generated from adult neural stem cells/precursors. Although the …

The hippocampus is one of the few privileged regions (neural stem cell niche) of the brain,
where neural stem cells differentiate into new neurons throughout adulthood. However …

Elevated activity at the output stage of the anterior hippocampus has been described as a
physiological endophenotype of schizophrenia, and its development maps onto the …

Adult neurogenesis occurs in the adult mammalian subventricular zone (SVZ) along the
walls of the lateral ventricles and the subgranular zone (SGZ) of the hippocampal dentate …

The cerebral cortex is essential for our higher cognitive functions and emotional reasoning.
Arguably, this brain structure is the distinguishing feature of our species, and yet our …