Nerve Tissue and Disorders

Abstract

Providing the base for the most sophisticated functions and tasks of the body, including memory and creativity, the tissue of the nervous system has attracted the greatest attention from the earliest days of microscopy to the present. The complex functional processes in the central and peripheral parts of the nervous system are continuously topics in the life sciences and medical research. The identification and characterization of neural stem cells within certain areas of the adult brain has revolutionized our knowledge and understanding of adult neurogenesis, and has increased hopes for possible treatment and repair of damage resulting from injuries or degenerative diseases.