BBC News reports that Brain creates ‘new‘ nerve cells:

• “Researchers have discovered a type of brain cell that continuously regenerates in humans.”
• “Experts said the findings, published in Science, opened up the potential for research into repairing brains in conditions such as Alzheimer’s disease”
• “Dr Mark Baxter, Wellcome Trust senior research fellow at Oxford University, said: “This study is exciting because it reveals a group of brain cells in the adult human brain that are continuously regenerating.”