subventricular zone

an area of the lateral ventricles. It is the largest zone in which neurogenesis occurs in the adult brain and one of the two main such areas, the other being the subgranular zone of the dentate gyrus.

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December 19th 2024

surrogate

1. a person or object that substitutes for the role of an individual who has a significant position in a family or group. See father surrogate; mother surrogate.

2. more generally, any person or entity that substitutes for another.