The central nervous system (CNS) consists of the brain and spinal cord, the body’s main control center. Glial cells are of utmost importance in this region, as they regulate vital functions ...

The findings appear in the current edition of Neuron. "Most people are familiar with neurons, cells that process and transmit information in the brain. Glial cells, on the other hand, make-up ...

Oligodendrocytes lay down and maintain the lipid-rich, insulating wrapping called myelin around some axons, the part of the neuron that ... that healthy human glial cells replaced unhealthy ...

And that triggers the next neuron to fire. And in the decades since, researchers– some groups said glial cells can signal like this ... I want to move to talk about glia in another part of the body ...

Neurons are responsible for carrying information throughout the human body ... of glial cells and astrocytes that support and nourish neurons. Share on Pinterest Diagram of a neuron.

Like most of our body’s systems, microglial cells can be led to ... like potassium that could damage neuron health. Oligodendrocytes are the third group of glial cells found in the brain.

There are two fundamentally different cell types in the brain, neurons and glial cells ... Such spikes travel toward the cell body, where they can trigger another voltage pulse -- an action ...

Careful clustering of these molecules ensures that the glial cell can conduct a distinct “conversation” with each neuron. Through these molecular interlocutors, glia can “coach” neurons, influencing ...

Neurons may get all the glory, but they would be nothing without glial ... to neuron damage. Published in Nature Communications, the study describes how two key proteins allow glial cells to ...

Yet many of the cellular actors in the human brain are glial cells ... As Lucas looked throughout the body, he saw green cells all over, including in the spleen, lymph nodes, kidney, liver ...

Careful clustering of these molecules ensures that the glial cell can conduct a distinct “conversation” with each neuron. Through these molecular facilitators, glia can influence how neurons ...