In the late nineteenth century, there were numerous attempts to show how the central nervous system (CNS) evolved. However, no consensus was reached and the subject went out of style until around ...

The team used a cellular mechanism similar to that used by many invertebrates to repair damage to nerve axons. Their results are published today in the Journal of Neuroscience Research.

A new way of repairing severed nerves in humans may be closer to reality thanks to observing how invertebrates repair nerve damage. Currently nerve damage in humans can take months or years to repair.