article_snippet.sent: the new research, published in the journal eLife found new brain cells, or neurons, can be formed by stimulating the front part of the brain known as the prefrontal cortex which is involved in memory retention using minute amounts of electricity.
article_snippet.sent: As part of a natural cycle, brain cells constantly die and get replaced by new ones.
article_snippet.sent: The area of the brain responsible for generating new brain cells is known as the hippocampus, which is also involved in memory forming, organising and retention.
article_snippet.sent: By stimulating the prefrontal cortex, new brain cells are formed in the hippocampus although it had not been directly stimulated.