Dentate Gyrus
DG
Tissue
Cns
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.
Relationships
2 connectionsDentate Gyrus stimulates
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.
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.