Study finds new way two of the most important brain cells 'talk to each other'
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They are called glial cells because scientists originally thought that these starlight-shaped structures serve as “nerve glue.”Research suggests that these cells control the growth of axons, or the neuronal projections that carry electrical impulses.However, scientists still considered astrocytes to be supporting actors behind neurons, which are the primary cells of the brain and nervous system.Now, scientists at Tufts University in Massachusetts and other institutions realize that astrocytes may execute a significantly greater performance in brain activity.Dr. Moritz Armbruster, a research assistant professor of neuroscience at Tufts, led a team of researchers in harnessing novel technology to study astrocyte-neuron exchanges.To their surprise, the scientists observed electrical activity in astrocyte processes within mouse brain tissue.
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