Hongyun Huang,1,2 Lin Chen,3,4 Paul R Sanberg5 1Institute of Neurorestoratology, General Hospital of Armed Police Forces, Beijing, People's Republic of China; 2Beijing Rehabilitation Hospital of Capital Medical University, Beijing, People's Republic of China; 3Tsinghua University Yuquan Hospital, Beijing, People's Republic of China; 4Medical Center, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People's Republic of China; 5Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA Abstract: The aim of neurorestoratology is to restore, promote and maintain the integrity of impaired or lost neuronal functions and/or structures, using novel cell-based comprehensive neurorestorative strategies. The purpose of this review is to briefly introduce the developing history of neurorestoratology, which includes neurorestorative strategies, the basis of central nervous system neurorestorable theory, communities in the field of neurorestoratology, and journals related to neurorestoratology. Keywords: neurorestoration, neurorestorative strategies, CNS neurorestorable theory