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: Perea, Gertrudis, Sur, Mriganka, Araque, Alfonso
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: Frontiers Research Foundation 2014
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/92510
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2442-5671