Feb 16th, 2007
Brain creates ‘new’ nerve cells
Brains don’t really regenerate. After sustaining brain damage, such as a stroke, the brain can compensate & work around the damaged areas building new pathways the way water blocked water will find alternate paths. There have been a few recent studies that show that under a few conditions, brains can generate new nerve cells, and it seems this is one of them.
The researchers said the addition of new nerve cells in the olfactory bulb in humans helped the system respond to different stimuli throughout a person’s life.
By utilizing these existing stem cells, scientists hope to be able to regrow brain tissue & help those with severe brain damage. This is almost as useful as using fat stem cells to augment breasts.
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