, and to leverage its impressive preclinical
research supporting the safety and efficacy of neural stem cell
treatments," said Jacobs.

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Ramachandran , M.
In addition to his role as the Director of the Center for Brain
and Cognition, Dr. is headquartered in
Boca Raton, Florida with European offices that include clinics and
research and development in Magdeburg and Berlin, Germany. In his current capacity, Jacobs will lead the company's adult
human neural (brain) stem cell (HuCNS-SC) program through the clinical
development process.com

Apart from statements of historical facts, the text of this press
release constitutes forward-looking statements regarding, among other
things, the future business operations of StemCells, Inc. ("the
Company ").com)

For more information about WEBNEURO Sport and associated services, please
contact Rcarlstedt@americanboardofsportpsychology.

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
in April 2003. Named by Newsweek as one of the
one hundred most important people to watch in the next century, he has
received numerous awards, including the Ariens-Kappers Medal from the
Netherlands, a Gold Medal from the Australian National University and
a fellowship from All Souls College, Oxford. He currently is a
member of the American Society of Experimental Neurotherapeutics and
the American Society of Neurotransplantation and Repair.

Illuminating Brain and Psychological Processes for Peak Performance in Athletes

WEBNEURO Sport forms part of the growing suite of brain services offered
by BRC.

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D. Dr.
"The addition of Dr."

About NovaVision, Inc. "I am committed to collaborating with the
full scientific team to reach StemCells' ultimate objective--bringing
neural stem cell therapies to the clinic and providing treatments for
patients who currently have few viable medical options . These stem cells are expandable into cell banks for
therapeutic use, which demonstrates the feasibility of using normal,
non-genetically modified cells as cell-based therapies.

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from Trinity College at the University of Cambridge, where he was
elected a senior Rouse Ball Scholar. Ramachandran, M .5 million stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI)
victims in the United States suffer from major visual field deficits,
and that number grows by more than 90,000 new patients each year.D. For
more information about NovaVision VRT please visit
www.

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NovaVision Names Dr. Vilayanur S. Ramachandran to Scientific and Medical Advisory Board

The chairman of NovaVision's
Scientific and Medical Advisory Board is company founder Bernhard
Sabel, Ph. "In 2004, VRT gained tremendous
traction in the United States through a growing network of clinics
offering the therapy. Data from a recent retrospective study
identified that more than 65 percent of patients who underwent VRT for
an initial six-month treatment period showed measurable improvements
in their vision. Jacobs has also worked with
neuroscience company Elan Pharmaceuticals as assistant director of
clinical affairs .
Jacobs received a Ph.
The key partner in this project is Dr.

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, Ph. Dr.novavisiontherapy.
"Alan has expertly directed two separate cell-based therapies
through late-stage clinical trials, and has worked with the leading
neuroscience companies in the world including Titan and Elan," said
Martin McGlynn, chief executive officer of StemCells, Inc. He has also
served as an expert resource for the National Institutes of Health
NINDS Stroke Progress Review Group and Health Technology Center 's
Expert Panel on Stem Cell Technology, both in 2001.S. and 100 non-U. The Company's actual results may vary
materially from those contemplated in the forward-looking statements
due to risks and uncertainties to which the Company is subject,
including uncertainties regarding the Company's ability to obtain the
capital resources needed to continue its current research and
development operations and to conduct the research, preclinical
development and clinical trials necessary for regulatory approvals;
the uncertainty whether the FDA will approve the IND and permit the
Company to proceed to clinical testing; the uncertainty regarding the
outcome of the Phase I clinical trial and any other trials the Company
may conduct in the future; the uncertainty regarding the validity and
enforceability of issued patents; the uncertainty whether any products
that may be generated in the Company's stem cell programs will prove
clinically effective and not cause tumors or other side effects; the
uncertainty whether the Company will achieve revenues from product
sales or become profitable; uncertainties regarding the Company's
obligations in regard to its former encapsulated cell therapy
facilities in Rhode Island; and other factors that are described in
Exhibit 99 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K titled
"Cautionary Factors Relevant to Forward-Looking Statements. BRC established the first standardized international database on the
human brain (with 50 user groups in the USA, Europe , South Africa and
Australia).
Dr.

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"
Jacobs brings a strong scientific and medical background in
neuroscience. from the University of
Pennsylvania, School of Medicine, in 1995.

About StemCells, Inc. Such statements reflect management's
current views and are based on certain assumptions that may or may not
ultimately prove valid.
Crucially, it also includes the Carlstedt Subliminal Attention, Reactivity
and Coping Scale (CSARCS-A), a psychometric instrument that is based on Dr .

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D. Ramachandran's expertise and insight will
help continue this momentum in 2005 and beyond.

Business Editors/Health Editors

PALO ALTO, Calif. Alan
Jacobs will join the company as chief medical officer and vice
president of clinical research, neural program. Formerly the senior
director of clinical development at Titan Pharmaceuticals, Jacobs
offers valuable experience in managing clinical trial development of
cell-based therapies for indications such as Parkinson's disease and
stroke. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of
this news release.ereleases .

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Carlstedt, Sport and
Clinical Psychologist, Neuroscientist and the Chairman of the American Board
of Sport Psychology.

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Ramachandran is Editor-in-Chief of the
Encyclopedia of Human Behaviour and author of the critically acclaimed
book Phantoms in the Brain, which has been translated into eight
languages."
At Titan Pharmaceuticals, Jacobs led Titan's Central Nervous
System (CNS) clinical development efforts which included
Spheramine(R), a cell-based therapeutic for Parkinson's disease
developed in collaboration with Schering AG.D from the University of Pennsylvania, David
Mahoney Institute of Neuroscience, and an M.stemcellsinc.

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Ramachandran's early
research was on visual perception but he is best known for his
extensive research in cognitive neuroscience and behavioral neurology
- the study of cognitive and perceptual deficits in human neurological
patients, neural plasticity and "phantom limbs," stroke
rehabilitation, human visual perception/cognition, and visual
psychophysics. Mehta. He has co-authored peer-reviewed research and review
articles in prestigious journals such as Journal of Neuroscience,
Neurosurgery, Experimental Neurology and Brain Research .S.org) and
the BRC Website (http://www.

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Ramachandran will lend guidance to the company's
continuing research and development activities and will provide
clinical counsel related to NovaVision VRT(TM ) Vision Restoration
Therapy (VRT), cleared by the U. Ramachandran is also professor with the Psychology
Department and the Neurosciences Program at the University of
California, San Diego as well as an Adjunct Professor of Biology at
the Salk Institute. Ramachandran is trained as a Physician and
obtained an M. "VRT is currently the most
promising clinical application of rehabilitation for vision loss. Data from a recent retrospective study show more
than 65 percent of patients who underwent VRT for the initial
six-month treatment period showed measurable improvements in their
vision .
While speech, physical and occupational therapies are the
long-standing, mainstream treatment regimens for stroke and TBI
patients, VRT is the first FDA-cleared clinical application of
rehabilitation for vision loss.com

"I am excited to put my experience in neurological research to
work for StemCells, Inc. The Company's stem cell programs seek to repair or
repopulate neural or other tissue that has been damaged or lost as a
result of disease or injury.S.
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S. Dr.
"VRT holds great promise for countless patients who suffer from
major visual field deficits once considered untreatable," said
Vilayanur S. Legge, M.

StemCells Inc. Names Alan Jacobs Chief Medical Officer and Vice President of Clinical Research Neural Program

StemCells, Inc.com) today launched WEBNEURO Sport,
an Internet-based cognitive and psychological tool aimed at a wide range of
athletes."
The WEBNEURO Sport can be accessed via a portal at the American Board of
Sport Psychology website (http://www.

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Jacobs Brings Expertise in Managing and Implementing Clinical
Trials Involving Cell-Based Therapies for Neurological Disorders

StemCells, Inc. patents, as
well as 100 patent applications pending worldwide.brainresource .
For the first time sport psychology practitioners, coaches and athletes
will be able access sophisticated neuropsychological tests from their computer
and learn more about key cognitive processes . Carlstedt has isolated are intimately linked to
attention, physiological reactivity and cognitive processing of emotions and
will provide athletes and coaches immediate feedback regarding an athlete 's
psychological tendencies, especially during critical moments. WEBNEURO Sport provides insight
into an athlete's cognition, personality traits, emotional intelligence,
psychological resilience and coping skills for tailoring training regimes for
peak performance," says Dr.

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, Director of the Center for Brain and
Cognition, and Professor, Psychology and Neurosciences Program,
University of California at San Diego to the Scientific and Medical
Advisory Board. from Stanley Medical College and subsequently a Ph. In addition, Dr. The growing sport database within the broader BRC database will
allow sport psychology practitioners, coaches and athletes to obtain valuable
information on subtle brain processes and subliminal psychological and
behavioral tendencies that mediate sport performance and that are not readily
observable and rarely assessed.

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D.D.D. NovaVision's Scientific and Medical Advisory Board includes
many of the world's preeminent experts in the field of neurology,
neuro-ophthalmology , neuroscience and neurobiology - including leaders
of research-based academic medical institutions , a Nobel Laureate and
pioneering thinkers in neuroplasticity. He designed and
implemented phase II and III clinical studies, managed an ongoing
multi-center trial and closely interacted with the Food and Drug
Administration (FDA). in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University in
1988 ."

Evian Gordon, Neuroscientist and CEO of the BRC.

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Jacobs previously served as medical director of
Layton Biosciences, where he was responsible for clinical and
regulatory development of a neural cell line for the indications of
stroke and Parkinson's disease.D. is a development stage biotechnology company
focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of stem
cell-based therapies to treat diseases of the nervous system, liver
and pancreas. StemCells does not undertake to update any of these
forward-looking statements to reflect events or circumstances that
occur after the date hereof. Carlstedt referred to the advent of the BRC International Sport
Database as "a milestone in the annals of applied sport psychology that will
give coaches and practitioners unprecedented access to sophisticated
evidence-based procedures and approaches to the psychological assessment of
athletes and their mental training.brainresource.

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World-Renowned Neuroscientist Joins Team of Distinguished
Scientists and Practitioners Guiding Development of Vision Restoration
Therapy for Stroke and Brain Trauma Patients

NovaVision, Inc. VRT is an FDA-cleared,
patented, non -invasive medical device that may restore vision in
stroke and traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients with visual deficits. and will no doubt strengthen our scientific management
team. He also
received an M.

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Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers

BOCA RATON, Fla. announced today the addition of Vilayanur S., Ph. VRT is currently offered at: Albert Einstein Medical
Center, Philadelphia, PA; Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at University of
Miami, Miami, FL; Columbia University Medical Center 's Neurological
Institute of NY, New York, NY; Department of Neurology, University of
Miami, Miami , FL; Emory Healthcare Eye Center, Atlanta, GA; Johns
Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute, Baltimore, MD; Kresge Eye Institute at
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI; Morton Plant
North Bay Hospital, Clearwater, FL; Richard H. Following completion of
these programs, Jacobs served as a resident neurosurgeon at the
University of California, San Francisco Medical Center. StemCells is
the only publicly traded company solely focused on stem cell research
and development and has more than 40 U.com.

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Further information
about the Company is available on its web site at:
www . Carlstedt's award-winning research and Theory of Critical Moments, a
mind-body model of sport performance that has linked peak performance or Zone
states to three primary higher order psychological and behavioral measures
that are assessed in WEBNEURO Sport.
"Training of athletes has traditionally focused on the physical dimension.
Increasingly, coaches and athletes are realizing the importance of mental
training as the crucial variable for success.org or 917-680-3994; for
more information about the International Brain Database, please contact
Info@brainresource.

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, Omaha, NE;
and Washington County Hospital Total Rehab Care, Hagerstown, MD. (NASDAQ: STEM) today announced that Dr.americanboardofsportpsychology .

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NovaVision VRT(TM) Vision Restoration Therapy (VRT) is based on
groundbreaking research in neuroplasticity. "For these
reasons in particular, Alan will be an invaluable addition to
StemCells , Inc.
The measures that Dr. For more information,
visit http://www.

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I
look forward to collaborating with this distinguished board to
explore, expand and improve the benefits of VRT., Chair of Neuropsychology, Otto-von-Guericke University
of Magdeburg in Magdeburg, Germany, who originally developed Vision
Restoration Therapy. Ramachandran to NovaVision's Scientific and
Medical Advisory Board is a tremendous asset," said NovaVision
President and CEO Navroze S. Dr. The Brain Resource Company in conjunction with the American Board of Sport
Psychology launch WEBNEURO Sport, a web -based Cognitive and Psychological
Assessment tool and international database for athletes

NEW YORK and SYDNEY, Australia, The Brain Resource
Company (BRC -- http://www.com.

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To
date, more than 700 patients have been treated with VRT and clinical
results are positive. NovaVision , Inc. VRT is
based on 15 years of research with clinical studies published in
leading journals including Nature Medicine, Neurology, and the Journal
of Cognitive Neuroscience. StemCells is the first company to
directly identify and isolate human neural stem cells from normal
brain tissue . Roland A. Specifically, the profile
includes an assessment of cognition (sensory-motor, memory, attention,
planning and decision making), personality, emotional intelligence and
personal history .

This release was issued through eReleases(TM).

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