Does the act of neural-repair fire off neurons? Disclaimer: I'm not well educated in this field, just a random curious person.  I don't know anything about neural repair save that it happens while we sleep.

Anyways, the question is pretty simple: Does neural repair result in firing neurons?

Perhaps a damaged neuron being healed sometimes misfires, perhaps the little road workers that go around fixing neurons sometimes bump into things nearby and knock something loose, perhaps the processes of repairing leaves a bunch of neuro transmitters just floating in that area.. any of these could be a reason for yes.

A reason for no might be "We've studied where brain repair occurs, and where neurons are firing and there is no relation."

Any solid speculation is nice too, as long as it's offered with a grain of salt.  

I'm really just looking for something better than "no clue."
Question: Does neural repair result in firing neurons?

This is a difficult question. Because a repair occurs when and where there is a damage. If there are abnormal firings of neurons, it will be difficult to sort out which one is the cause. It is also possible that both cause the firings.

However, there is no evidence that the majority of repairs, which are the repairs to maintain healthy cellular structure and functions and which occur ubiquitously all the time in the nervous system in the normal condition, cause abnormal neuronal firings. For example, there is no evidence that abnormal brain waves, seizure activities, or abnormal neurological symptoms occurr in normal people because of these normal repairs.

So, all that can be concluded for now is that the majority of repairs, which occur in the normal condition, do not cause abnormal neuronal firings.

For more, please refer to:

Martino, G., Pluchino, S., Bonfanti, L., &amp; Schwartz, M. (2011). Brain regeneration in physiology and pathology: the immune signature driving therapeutic plasticity of neural stem cells. Physiological reviews, 91(4), 1281-1304. doi: 10.1152/physrev.00032.2010 pcmcid: PMC3552310