New work identifies a latent population of neuronal progenitor cells in neocortical layer 1 of adult rats. These cells proliferate in response to forebrain ischemia, then integrate into the cortical network as interneurons.
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Fishell, G., Goldman, J. A silver lining to stroke: does ischemia generate new cortical interneurons?. Nat Neurosci 13, 145–146 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/nn0210-145
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