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Neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Omer Revah
Hebrew University of Jerusalem
2
Kelly Jin
Allen Institute for Brain Science
3
Tara Barron
Stanford University
4
Ugomma C. Eze
Broad Center
5
Xin-Yao Sun
Chinese Academy of Sciences
6
Roberta De Ceglia
University of Lausanne
7
Aymeric Silvin
Inserm
8
Patrícia Emanuella Ramos Marzola
Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina
9
Claudia Kathe
University of Lausanne
10
Dongyu Xu
Nanjing University

Papers

1
Ultrasound‐Responsive Aligned Piezoelectric Nanofibers Derived Hydrogel Conduits for Peripheral Nerve Regeneration
Advanced Materials|2024
149 cit.
2
Publication in Nature (2025) [106 citations, W4405965123]
Nature|2025
106 cit.
3
Publication in Nature (2025) [103 citations, W4407722220]
Nature|2025
103 cit.
4
<scp>DNA</scp> methylation and chromatin accessibility predict age in the domestic dog
Aging Cell|2024
15 cit.
5
Rewiring movements: A single neuronal population in the spinal cord is crucial to restore walking after paralysis
Science|2024
1 cit.
6
Publication in Neuro-Oncology (2025) [W4416141525]
Neuro-Oncology|2025
0 cit.
7
Encoding performance of cortical neurons critically depends on their morphological and neurophysiological properties
PLoS Biology|2026
0 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Gonçalo Castelo‐Branco
Karolinska Institutet
2
María Llorens‐Martín
Centro de Biología Molecular Severo Ochoa
3
Evan Z. Macosko
Broad Institute
4
Alex A. Pollen
University of California, San Francisco
5
Amit Zeisel
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
6
Çağhan Kızıl
Institute on Aging
7
Hansang Cho
Sungkyunkwan University
8
Sama F. Sleiman
Lebanese American University
9
Tim Czopka
University of Edinburgh
10
Dorothy P. Schafer
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School

Papers

1
Single-cell genomic profiling of human dopamine neurons identifies a population that selectively degenerates in Parkinson’s disease
Nature Neuroscience|2022
563 cit.
2
Early Alzheimer’s disease pathology in human cortex involves transient cell states
Cell|2023
208 cit.
3
The molecular cytoarchitecture of the adult mouse brain
Nature|2023
183 cit.
4
Multimodal chromatin profiling using nanobody-based single-cell CUT&amp;Tag
Nature Biotechnology|2022
133 cit.
5
The development and evolution of inhibitory neurons in primate cerebrum
Nature|2022
124 cit.
6
Neuronal types in the mouse amygdala and their transcriptional response to fear conditioning
Nature Neuroscience|2023
114 cit.
7
Cellular architecture of evolving neuroinflammatory lesions and multiple sclerosis pathology
Cell|2024
105 cit.
8
Oligodendrocyte precursor cells sculpt the visual system by regulating axonal remodeling
Nature Neuroscience|2022
103 cit.
9
Epigenomic priming of immune genes implicates oligodendroglia in multiple sclerosis susceptibility
Neuron|2022
100 cit.
10
A comparative analysis of microglial inducible Cre lines
Cell Reports|2023
98 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Fred H. Gage
Salk Institute for Biological Studies
2
Arturo Álvarez-Buylla
University of California, San Francisco
3
Pasko Rakić
Yale University
4
Arnold R. Kriegstein
University of California, San Francisco
5
Magdalena Götz
Helmholtz Zentrum München
6
Olle Lindvall
Lund University
7
Samuel Weiss
University of Calgary
8
Jonas Frisén
Karolinska Institutet
9
John L.R. Rubenstein
University of California, San Francisco
10
Ben A. Barres
Stanford University

Papers

1
Neurotoxic reactive astrocytes are induced by activated microglia
Nature|2017
8k cit.
2
Neurogenesis in the adult human hippocampus
Nature Medicine|1998
6.3k cit.
3
Generation of Neurons and Astrocytes from Isolated Cells of the Adult Mammalian Central Nervous System
Science|1992
5.4k cit.
4
Subventricular Zone Astrocytes Are Neural Stem Cells in the Adult Mammalian Brain
Cell|1999
3.9k cit.
5
Running increases cell proliferation and neurogenesis in the adult mouse dentate gyrus
Nature Neuroscience|1999
3.9k cit.
6
Visualization and analysis of gene expression in tissue sections by spatial transcriptomics
Science|2016
3.9k cit.
7
More hippocampal neurons in adult mice living in an enriched environment
Nature|1997
3.5k cit.
8
The Classical Complement Cascade Mediates CNS Synapse Elimination
Cell|2007
3.3k cit.
9
A Transcriptome Database for Astrocytes, Neurons, and Oligodendrocytes: A New Resource for Understanding Brain Development and Function
Journal of Neuroscience|2008
3.2k cit.
10
Evidence for Cardiomyocyte Renewal in Humans
Science|2009
3.1k cit.

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