Exploring the Antidepressant Effect and its Molecular Mechanisms of Pattern Separation Training on Newborn Neurons

Newborn neurons in the dentate gyrus (DG) region of the hippocampus play a crucial role in the ability to perform pattern separation, and impairments in this ability have been associated with depression. Therefore, prior research has focused on designing interventions to enhance the number and activ...

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Main Author: Yi Daoqin
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Published: EDP Sciences 2025-01-01
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Online Access:https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/pdf/2025/17/bioconf_icbemd2025_01002.pdf
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description Newborn neurons in the dentate gyrus (DG) region of the hippocampus play a crucial role in the ability to perform pattern separation, and impairments in this ability have been associated with depression. Therefore, prior research has focused on designing interventions to enhance the number and activity of new neurons as a potential antidepressant approach. However, these interventions primarily emphasize physical exercise, with few studies exploring cognitive training. This proposal outlines a series of pattern separation training exercises in mice to investigate whether such training can exert antidepressant effects by improving the number, activity, or synaptic plasticity of newborn neurons. Additionally, it aims to determine the optimal timing for the training and the specific mechanisms underlying the antidepressant effects. The expected outcome is that the proposed pattern separation training will enhance the number, activity, and synaptic plasticity of newborn neurons, leading to a prophylactic antidepressant effect. This proposal contributes to the development of cognitive training programs, including pattern separation training, and provides support for the positive effects of similar cognitive interventions on newborn neurons.
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spelling doaj-art-3e73fb6a94084b39ae3bb64d97924f022025-08-20T03:42:25ZengEDP SciencesBIO Web of Conferences2117-44582025-01-011660100210.1051/bioconf/202516601002bioconf_icbemd2025_01002Exploring the Antidepressant Effect and its Molecular Mechanisms of Pattern Separation Training on Newborn NeuronsYi Daoqin0Department of Bioscience, Huazhong Agricultural UniversityNewborn neurons in the dentate gyrus (DG) region of the hippocampus play a crucial role in the ability to perform pattern separation, and impairments in this ability have been associated with depression. Therefore, prior research has focused on designing interventions to enhance the number and activity of new neurons as a potential antidepressant approach. However, these interventions primarily emphasize physical exercise, with few studies exploring cognitive training. This proposal outlines a series of pattern separation training exercises in mice to investigate whether such training can exert antidepressant effects by improving the number, activity, or synaptic plasticity of newborn neurons. Additionally, it aims to determine the optimal timing for the training and the specific mechanisms underlying the antidepressant effects. The expected outcome is that the proposed pattern separation training will enhance the number, activity, and synaptic plasticity of newborn neurons, leading to a prophylactic antidepressant effect. This proposal contributes to the development of cognitive training programs, including pattern separation training, and provides support for the positive effects of similar cognitive interventions on newborn neurons.https://www.bio-conferences.org/articles/bioconf/pdf/2025/17/bioconf_icbemd2025_01002.pdf
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title_short Exploring the Antidepressant Effect and its Molecular Mechanisms of Pattern Separation Training on Newborn Neurons
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