NEURON-GLIA NETWORKS: INTEGRAL GEAR OF BRAIN FUNCTION

NEURON-GLIA NETWORKS: INTEGRAL GEAR OF BRAIN FUNCTION

Astrocytes, the most abundant glial cell in the brain, play critical roles in metabolic and homeostatic functions of the Nervous System; however, their participation in coding information and cognitive processes has been largely ignored. The strategic position of astrocyte processes facing synapses...

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Main Authors: Gertrudis ePerea, Mriganka eSur, Alfonso eAraque
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience
Subjects:
Astrocytes
synaptic plasticity
gliotransmission
information coding.
neuron-glia network
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fncel.2014.00378/full

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