Relevant researchers thinks that due to the huge investigation that has been done, that the regeneration will be possible.

23-February-2005. Schepens scientists regenerate optic nerve for the first time.

For the first time, scientists have regenerated a damaged optic nerve -- from the eye to the brain. This achievement, which occurred in laboratory mice and is described in the March 1, 2005 issue of the Journal of Cell Science, holds great promise for victims of diseases that destroy the optic nerve, and for sufferers of central nervous system injuries. "For us, this is a dream becoming reality," says Dr. Dong Feng Chen, lead author of the study, assistant scientist at Schepens Eye Research Institute and an assistant professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School. "This is the closest science has come to regenerating so many nerve fibers over a long distance to reach their targets and to repair a nerve previously considered irreparably damaged."

March-2006. Rodents blinded by brain damage had their vision partially restored within weeks after being treated with nanotechnology developed by bioengineers and neuroscientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology..

May-2006. Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston have discovered a naturally occurring but previously unrecognized growth factor that stimulates regeneration of injured nerve fibers (axons) in the central nervous system..

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