Cell proliferation in the striatum during postnatal development: preferential distribution in subregions of the ventral striatum

Cell proliferation in the striatum during postnatal development: preferential distribution in subregions of the ventral striatum Rachelle E. Stopczynski, Stacey L. Poloskey,Suzanne N. Habe

Brain Struct Funct (2008) 213:119–127
DOI 10.1007/s00429-008-0185-1

The Article I chose was "Cell proliferation in the striatum during postnatal development: preferential distribution in subregions of the ventral striatum" written by Rachelle E. Stopczynski, Stacey L. Poloskey, and Suzanne N. Habe. I chose this article because it was looking at development of the brain with areas related to decision making and goal setting. The researchers were looking at cell development in striatal regions related to specific frontal cortical areas. The researchers "studied postnatal cell proliferation in striatal regions receiving inputs from cortical areas associated with different aspects of incentive-based learning compared to areas that receive inputs from motor control areas."  The researchers examined monkey brains at different time periods after injecting the monkeys with a compound.  The results were consistent with previous research. The greatest number of new cells was found in the 5 months/1year group.  Researchers found a suggestion of the brains maintaining some aspects of plasticity into adulthood.