Discovered: How The Brain Repairs Itself After a Stroke — PsyBlog

These cells are the key to recovery from a stroke.

A mechanism by which the brain creates new nerve cells to help it recover from a stroke has been discovered.The research could eventually lead to new therapies for stroke sufferers, as well as Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease. Strokes are caused by blood vessels in the brain getting blocked by a clot — this causes nerve cells to die. The death of vital brain cells can lead to devastating effects on people’s thinking, motor and sensory abilities. The new study, though, shows exactly how the brain recovers from these insults and might point the way to new treatments.

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