eli5: Do we have the same neurons all our life?

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As the body does not regenerate neurons and nerve cells, does that technically mean that every brain cell we have are with us for the entire duration of our lives? I can never get my head around this.

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Your science is outdated, the brain does regenerate neurons and nerve cells albeit not perfectly. [Read about BDNF.](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwiVl9H87Pf8AhXRl2oFHZ6gDwkQFnoECBgQAQ&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov%2Fpmc%2Farticles%2FPMC4697050%2F&usg=AOvVaw1dRPMSQPFVLuQnYMRR8ccA)

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