Main description:

This issue of Progress in Brain Research is split over 2 volumes, bringing together cutting-edge research on Functional Neural Transplantation. The 2 volumes review current knowledge and understanding, provide a starting point for researchers and practitioners entering the field, and build a platform for further research and discovery.

Contents:

Preface
Stephen Dunnett and Anders Bjoerklund

Transplantation in the Future
Fred H. Gage

Stroke

Neural Differentiation and Support of Neuroregeneration of Non-Neural Adult Stem Cells
Rojin Abraham and Catherine M. Verfaillie

Stem Cell Repair of Striatal Ischemia
Zaal Kokaia and Olle Lindvall

In-vivo Imaging of Cell Transplants in Experimental Ischemia
Joanna Adamczak and Mathias Hoehn

Bone Marrow Stem Cells in Experimental Stroke
Jeffery D. Kocsis and Osamu Honmou

Advantages and Challenges of Alternative Sources of Adult-Derived Stem Cells for Brain Repair in Stroke
Paul R. Sanberg, David J. Eve, Christopher Metcalf and Cesario V. Borlongan

Prospects for Stem Cell-Derived Therapy in Stroke
John D. Sinden, Indira Vishnubhatla and Keith W. Muir

Retinal and Cortical Repair

Generation of Retinal Cells from Pluripotent Stem Cells
Zi-Bing Jin and Masayo Takahashi

Generation of Cortical Neurons from Pluripotent Stem Cells
Pierre Vanderhaeghen

Spinal Cord Repair

A Glio-Centric View of Repair
Ying Li, Daqing Li and Geoffrey Raisman

Current Status of Myelin Replacement Therapies in Multiple Sclerosis
Jeffrey K. Huang and Robin J.M. Franklin

Stem Cell-Based Treatments for Spinal Cord Injury
Lindsey A. Wyatt and Hans S. Keirstead

The challenges of Long-Distance Axon Regeneration in the Injured CNS
Daniel J. Chew, James W. Fawcett and Melissa R. Andrews

Schwann Cell Transplantation: A Repair Strategy for Spinal Cord Injury?
Ryan R. Wiliams and Mary Bartlett Bunge

Generation of Motor Neurons from Pluripotent Stem Cells
Peter H. Chipman, Jeremy S. Toma and Victor F. Rafuse

Transplantation of Mesenchymal Stem Cells in ALS Letizia Mazzini, Alessandro Vercelli, Ivana Ferrero, Marina Boido, Roberto Cantello and Franca Fagioli