Scientists discovered that the brain keeps making new neurons even in adulthood, offering hope for brain health treatments.

New neurons in your brain? A landmark study from Karolinska Institutet finds adults keep forming brain cells into the old age.

The team’s findings showed that these neuronal predecessors are indeed present in the hippocampus throughout adulthood, indicating the continued creation of new brain cells. As expected, however, neurogenesis rates were found to be far higher in young children than in older individuals.