neurogenesisn.
/ˌnjʊərə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnᵻsɪs/, U.S. /ˌn(j)ʊroʊˈdʒɛnəsəs/ Embryology.
The development of the nervous system.
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neurogenesis1900
1900 W. A. N. Dorland Amer. Illustr. Med. Dict. 441/2 Neurogenesis, the development of nervous tissue.
1908 Jrnl. Royal Microsc. Soc. 27 Arguments based on embryonic neurogenesis.
1928 R. M. May tr. S. Ramón y Cajal Degeneration & Regeneration Nerv. Syst. I. xvi. 381 The ideas of Harrison..are perfectly applicable to normal neurogenesis as well as to nervous regeneration.
1967 M. V. Edds in G. C. Quarton et al. Neurosciences: Study Program 232/1 Faced with the limitations imposed by working with the embryo, investigators of neurogenesis have often turned to older organisms with the fortunate capacity of regenerating amputated nerve fibers.
1985 Sci. Amer. May 57/3 The notion that neurogenesis ends no later than a few months after birth has profound implications for understanding how the primate brain works.
2000 Development 127 291 Cell-cell signaling through the Notch receptor is a principal mechanism underlying cell fate specification in a variety of developmental processes in metazoans, such as neurogenesis.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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