08-03-2018 20:05 via dfw.cbslocal.com

Study Says Your Brain Stopped Making New Cells At Age 13

SAN FRANCISCO (CNN) – Your brain has peaked by age 13. The creation of new brain cells in the hippocampus ends before we even reach adulthood, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Nature.
Previously, scientists generally believed that the human hippocampus generates new brain cells or neurons throughout adulthood. There’s no consensus about the number of neurons made in adulthood; some researchers believe that hundreds of neurons are added each day, while others co
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