What has been discovered about the brain in the last 10 years is astounding. I know I haven’t even scratched the surface of it. It seems like we can throw out the principles that we use to believe and adapt new ones. On the intro page I mention that Neurogenesis is something that can help us, especially in mental health. The myth was, that once you lost neurons in the brain, they were gone forever, and we didn’t produce any more. Guess what??? That’s not true! Scientists discovered that we could produce new neurons. The hippocampus, the part of our brain responsible for long-term memory, can produce 700-1500 new neurons each day (Solan, 2021). This process also supports existing neurons. So how does this help YOU with your brain and your mental health??? Scientists also found that reoccurring bouts of depression led to shrinkage in the hippocampus (How Depression Changes your Brain, 2016). So, learning how to produce neurogenesis in the brain could help restore and generate those connections for depressed individuals or serve as a preventative measure for those individuals who may be prone to depression. But, how do you generate neurogenesis in your own brain? Do something you have never done before and learn a new concept for your brain. Maybe you just did! Also, watch this!!!
You can grow new brain cells. Here’s how | Sandrine Thuret
https://youtu.be/B_tjKYvEziI
How Depression Changes your Brain. (2016, August, 8). https://www.powerofpositivity.com/depression-changes-brain-ways-reverse/
Solan, M. (2021, August, 1). The Book of Neurogenesis. https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/the-book-of-neurogenesis
The Monsters Within 