Newborn Neurons in the Adult Brain Can Settle in the Wrong Neighborhood

In a study that could have significant consequences for neural tissue transplantation strategies, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies report that inactivating a specific gene in adult neural stem cells makes nerve cells emerging from those precursors form connections in the wrong part of the adult brain.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news145602707.html">Newborn Neurons in the Adult Brain Can Settle in the Wrong Neighborhood</a></p> <p>In a study that could have significant consequences for neural tissue transplantation strategies, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies report that inactivating a specific gene in adult neural stem cells makes nerve cells emerging from those precursors form connections in the wrong part of the adult brain.</p>