After decades of being ignored, the important role of glia in shaping network activity and behavior is redefining how we understand the brain. For decades neurons have taken center stage […]
Glia As Key Players in Network Activity and Plasticity
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Astrocytes Mediate Brain Lymphatic Function
The lymphatic system plays a key role in waste removal and immune function. Until 2012 it was thought that not such waste removal system existed in the brain. Turns out […]
Astrocytes in Charge
Over the last decade or so it has been found that astrocytes exert control over synapse formation, synaptic transmission, blood flow and host of other things suggesting that they may […]
Transport of Proteins, RNA and DNA among Brain Cells
The discoveries of exosomes and tunneling nanotubes that allow intercellular transport of proteins, RNA and DNA among neurons and glia change how we think about neuronal communication. For many decades […]
Einstein, Astrocytes and EEG
Astrocytes shape key features of the EEG signal and may be crucial for effective cognitive processes. In 1955, Dr. Thomas Harvey acquired a brain. Whether he stole it or rightfully […]