Mental & physical skill training increases neurogenesis in adolescent hippocampus

 

Difeo, G., Shors, T. J. (2017). Mental and physical skill training increases neurogenesis via cell survival in the adolescent hippocampus. Brain Research, 1654(Pt B), 95-101.

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Sexual Conspecific Aggressive Response (SCAR)

 

Shors, T. J., Tobόn, K., DiFeo, G., Durham, D. M., & Chang, H. Y. M. (2016). Sexual Conspecific Aggressive Response (SCAR): A Model of Sexual Trauma that Disrupts Maternal Learning and Plasticity in the Female Brain. Scientific Reports, 6.

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A trip down memory lane about sex differences in the brain

 

Shors, T. J. (2016). A trip down memory lane about sex differences in the brain. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 371.

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[PUBLICATION] Mental and Physical (MAP) Training

Recent publication:

Shors, T. J., Olson, R. L., Bates, M. E., Selby, E. A., & Alderman, B. L. (2014). Mental and Physical (MAP) Training: A neurogenesis-inspired intervention that enhances health in humans. Neurobiology of learning and memory, 115: 3-9.

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[PUBLICATION] The Adult Brain Makes New Neurons, and Effortful Learning Keeps Them Alive

Recent publication:

Shors, T.J. (2014). The Adult Brain Makes New Neurons, and Effortful Learning Keeps Them Alive. Current Directions in Psychological Science, 23(5): 311–318

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[PUBLICATION] Preparing for adulthood

Recent publication:

Curlik DM, DiFeo G, Shors TJ. (2014). Preparing for adulthood: Thousands upon thousands of new cells are born in the hippocampus during puberty, and most survive with effortful learning. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 8: 70.

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[PUBLICATION] Physical skill training increases the number of surviving new cells in the adult hippocampus

Recent publication:

Curlik, D.M., Maeng, L.Y., Agarwal, P.R., Shors, T.J. (2013). Physical Skill Training Increases the Number of Surviving New Cells in the Adult Hippocampus. PLoS One, 8(2): e55850.

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[PUBLICATION] Moderate drinking?

Recent publication:

Anderson, M.L., Nokia, M.S., Govindaraju, K.P., Shors, T.J. (2012). Moderate drinking? Alcohol consumption significantly decreases neurogenesis in the adult hippocampus. Neuroscience, 224, 202-9.

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[PUBLICATION] Training your brain

Recent publication:

Curlik, D.M., Shors, T.J. (2012). Training your brain: Do mental and physical (MAP) training enhance cognition through the process of neurogenesis in the hippocampus?

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[PUBLICATION] Saving New Brain Cells

Tracey’s publication in the Scientific American