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The Synaptic Bases of Mental Diseases

Modeling the brain’s energy with glia cells (astrocytes)

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Glial cells Scientists at EPFL, KAUST and UCL have created the first computer model of the metabolic coupling between neuron and glia, an essential feature of brain function. Confirming previous experimental data, the model is now being integrated into the Read more…