In previous rodent studies, intermittent fasting (IF) was found to stimulate production of neural stem cells in the hippocampus, which is a portion of the brain

In previous rodent studies, intermittent fasting (IF) was found to stimulate production of neural stem cells in the hippocampus, which is a portion of the brain critical to memory formation. This study measured apparent IF-induced changes in a particular type of molecular communication (the Notch signaling pathway) that the body uses to tell itself to increase such stem cell production.