Organism Function
neurogenesis Audio
neu·ro·gen·e·sis
Subclass of:
Nervous System Physiological Phenomena; Cell Differentiation process; Organogenesis
Definitions related to neurogenesis:
  • Formation of NEURONS which involves the differentiation and division of STEM CELLS in which one or both of the daughter cells become neurons.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • Formation, maturation, growth, or differentiation of neurons, nerves, or neural tissue during development, regeneration, learning, or under experimental conditions.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • Generation of cells within the nervous system.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • (neural development) Neural Development involves proliferation, differentiation, and/or maturation of neural cells.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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