- Nicoletta Barolini
- Hippocampal Neurogenesis Persists in Aging
- Vector Art
Collection: Editorial x
humans we make new neurons in a specific brain region throughout our lifespan. This region, the hippocampus, and its new neurons, are necessary for emotional regulation and memory. In rodents, it has been shown that the generation of new neurons in the hippocampus declines dramatically after middle age. This phylogenetic difference may serve humans in sustaining their complex learning and emotion-guided decision-making through their long lifespan.
© Nicoletta Barolini
About the Artist: Nicoletta Barolini (USA and Italy, b. 1962) x
With over 20 years of experience in graphics and illustration I currently work part-time with Columbia faculty and staff to create complex illustrations, digital paintings, animations, and infographics that support and enhance ideas, vision, and research. Before joining the Columbia University communications staff, I worked as a staff illustrator and graphic designer at Raven Press Medical publishers, Wolters Kluwer Health, and Oxford University Press. I have a master of education degree in visual art from Columbia University, Teachers College, and a bachelor's degree with a major in studio art, from Sarah Lawrence College, and studied graphic design, illustration, and animation at the School of Visual Art. For more samples of her work, see: nicolettabarolini.com