Could your adult brain be ‘growing’?⠀ ⠀ Neuroscientist Sandrine Thuret has a few answers for this question in her Ted Talk on how your brain is able to grow new cells. The process of your brain growing new cells, formally known as neurogenesis, is one of Dr. Thuret’s research focuses. ⠀ ⠀ The predominant area of neurogenesis in adult humans is the hippocampus. Dr. Thuret cites Jonas Frisen of the Karolinska Institute in Sweden, whose research has estimated that humans produce about 700 new neurons a day in the hippocampus. And, as the hippocampus is the location of the brain associated with learning, memory, moods, and emotions; the implications of these findings are scientifically exciting. ⠀ ⠀ One of the stories that Sandrine Thuret brings up within her talk, is how a colleague working in Oncology came to her with the question of why his patients were experiencing depression after completing their chemotherapy. Dr. Thuret’s response lies in her understanding of cell growth, wherein t...