Stem cell transplantion is irreversible, so more research is needed to reveal how stem cells actually promote functional recovery in the brain.
Posted on BrainLine October 25, 2011.
Produced by Brian King, Ashley Gilleland, and Noel Gunther, BrainLine.
About the author: Deborah Shear, PhD
Deborah Shear, PhD is the section chief for the in vivo Neuroprotection Labs, Brain Trauma Neuroprotection & Neurorestoration Branch; Center of Excellence for Psychiatry & Neuroscience at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) in Silver Spring, MD.
