Geckos making new brain cells

[MelissaSR]

I dont know how I managed to miss this news, super interesting!

Evidence for neurogenesis in the medial cortex of the leopard gecko, Eublepharis macularius - Scientific Reports

Although lizards are often described as having robust neurogenic abilities, only a handful of the more than 6300 species have been explored. Here, we provide the first evidence of homeostatic neurogenesis in the leopard gecko (Eublepharis macularius). We focused our study on the medial cortex...

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[Michael]

Fascinating. Maybe science can do some further testing here... I know a few people who could benefit from the ability to regrow brain cells