Stem Cells in the Nervous System: Functional and Clinical Implications

After 40 years of research, scientists have confirmed that persistent neurogenesis occurs in the adult mammalian brain. The obvious next question is: "Are the newly generated neurons functional?" If so, "What are the functions of these new neurons?" This volume intends to clarify both questions by providing the latest data available.

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Neurogenesis in Adult Brain: Understanding Its Mechanism and Regulation.- The Logic of Neural Cell Lineage Restriction: Neuropoiesis Revisited.- Astrocytic Nature of Adult Neural Stem Cells in Vivo.- What is the Functional Role of New Neurons in the Adult Dentate Gyrus?- Do Forebrain Neural Stem Cells Have a Role in Mammalian Olfactory Behavior?- Converting ES Cells Into Neurons.- Stem Cell Infidelity.- The Importance of CNS Stem Cells in Development and Disease.- In vivo Properties of In Vitro-Propagated Neural Stem Cells After Transplantation to the Neonatal and Adult Rat Brain.- Neurogenesis in Stroke and Epilepsy.- The Incorrect Use of Transcription Factors: A Key to your (Stem) Cells?- F Leukemia and Leukemic Stem Cells.- Subject Index.