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  • New Brain Cells Increase Resilience to Stress

    June 28, 2018

    New brain cells born during adulthood increase resilience to stress by dampening activity in the brain’s hippocampus, finds a new study from researchers in Columbia Psychiatry.

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    New neurons, pictured in neon green, were born in adult brains and act on the brain’s hippocampus to increase resilience to stress. The image was provided by Christoph Anacker of Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
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Lee Goldman, MD

Welcome to the Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons, part of a unique collection of health sciences schools that make up the Columbia University Irving Medical Center.
Lee Goldman, MD, MPH, is the Harold and Margaret Hatch Professor, Executive Vice President and Dean of the Faculties of Health Sciences and Medicine, and Chief Executive of Columbia University Medical Center.

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The medical faculty at King's College was organized in 1767, it was the first institution in the North American Colonies to confer the degree of Doctor of Medicine.
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