Microglial cells fulfill a variety of different tasks within the CNS mainly related to both immune response and maintaining homeostasis. The following are some of the major known functions carried out by these cells.[citation needed] Scavenging In addition to being very sensitive to small changes in their environment, each microglial cell also physically surveys itsContinue reading “Microglia cells survey synapses by engulfing them”
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Creative Minds: Reprogramming the Brain
by Dr. Francis Collins Caption: Neuronal circuits in the mouse retina. Cone photoreceptors (red) enable color vision; bipolar neurons (magenta) relay information further along the circuit; and a subtype of bipolar neuron (green) helps process signals sensed by other photoreceptors in dim light. Credit: Brian Liu and Melanie Samuel, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston. When most people thinkContinue reading “Creative Minds: Reprogramming the Brain”