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Read the passage: 'For decades, the prevailing view was that adult brains could not grow new neurons. Recent studies, however, have documented neurogenesis in the hippocampus, a region tied to memory, well into old age. While the rate of new-neuron formation slows with age, the discovery has overturned a long-standing assumption and reshaped how scientists think about lifelong learning.' What can be inferred about the scientific community's earlier belief?

Scientists always knew adult brains grew new neurons Scientists previously believed adult brains stopped producing new neurons Neurogenesis only happens in childhood and never in the hippocampus Memory does not depend on the hippocampus

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Scientists previously believed adult brains stopped producing new neurons

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