Repair and Regeneration in the Nervous System

Overview

The Damaged Brain

Functional Reorganization without Repair

Three Types of Neuronal Repair

Peripheral Nerve Regeneration

The Cellular and Molecular Basis of Peripheral Nerve Repair

Regeneration of Peripheral Synapses

CLINICAL APPLICATIONS: Casualties of War and Sports

Regeneration in the Central Nervous System

Cellular and Molecular Responses to Injury in the Central Nervous System

Glial Scar Formation in the Injured Brain

Immune Activation and Inflammation Following Brain Injury

Axon Growth after Brain Injury

Neurogenesis in the Mature Central Nervous System

Adult Neurogenesis in Non-Mammalian Vertebrates

Neurogenesis in the Adult Mammalian Brain

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Adult Neurogenesis

BOX 26B Nuclear Weapons and Neurogenesis

Adult Neurogenesis, Stem Cells, and Brain Repair in Humans