Neuro-scientist Bronwen Connor is all excited to go back to work every day due to the possibility that stem cells could repair the human brain.

It was the first year general psychology paper that fascinated the associate professor of pharmacology at Auckland University about brain.

Dr Connor said, "I've been really hooked on the brain since I started uni."

The adult stem cells in the brain is what she is been working on for 10 years.

She adds, "I'm a neuro-scientist more than a pharmacologist."

The field is new and dates back to 1998 as it was then that the scientists found that adult brains continue to produce stem cells.

The idea that we can repair our own brain is what excites Dr Connor.

To replace the dying cells in the brain, the cells multiply by division.

Dr Connor said, “When there is a brain injury or disease the cells respond by going to the affected area "but not at a level which could cause full recovery and repair."

Reports say that the new research is looking promising for diseases like neurological disorders like huntington's disease and parkinson's disease, apart from this depression there are certain other health disorders as well that could be benefitted by the research.