Adult Neurogenesis
The birth of new neurons in the adult brain, effectively confined to the dentate gyrus. It is suppressed by sustained cortisol and by lost deep sleep, both of which these compounds produce, and it is one of the few brain processes that recovers when the insult stops.
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Adult Neurogenesis stimulates
Dentate Gyrus
The one part of the adult human brain where new neurons are reliably born. It sits at the entrance to the hippocampus, which is why anything that suppresses neurogenesis shows up first as a memory complaint.
Memory Consolidation
Turning the day's experience into durable memory, which happens during deep and REM sleep. This is the step that breaks first when sleep breaks, and it is why memory complaints on these compounds usually trace back to sleep.
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Adult Neurogenesis also connects to 1 entry in the applied modules, covering supplements, compounds, hormones and food sources. Those carry the mechanism and the evidence tier behind each link, and they are part of client coaching.
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