Seminar – Erzsebet Kokovay, PhD

Neural stem cells give rise to neurons and glia in the adult brain. These newborn neurons provide plasticity for specific types of learning and memory. Neural stem cells are also important to enact brain repair following stroke. However, during aging neural stem cells are reduced in number and function contributing to the deficits in learning, memory and repair. The Kokovay lab studies mechanisms that regulate adult neural stem cells to elucidate therapeutic strategies following stroke and during aging.