'Brain in a dish' may lead way to stroke recovery
Thursday, June 30, 2011 - 11:32
in Biology & Nature
A stroke is like a meteorite impact. There’s a central “core of death” surrounded by silenced neural networks. So far, no one has figured out a way to turn those neurons back on. But by adding adult stem cells to a "brain in a dish" comprised of rat neurons, researchers at the University of Florida could find a way to reboot the brain — essentially waking up quiet circuits and regenerating the core.