The present invention relates to a method of increasing the number and/or differentiation of neural stem cells and/or neural stem cell progeny using pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypetide (PACAP). In a preferred embodiment, additional growth factors are also utilized. The present invention can be practiced in vivo and in vitro, rendering it useful for the treatment of neurodegenerative disease and other neural trauma.

 
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