All 3 Types of Glial Cells Are Important for Memory Formation

• Main Author: Leif Hertz (auth)
• Other Authors: Ye Chen (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2016
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; Brain rhythms and memory; Fetal Alcohol Syndrome; Astrocytes in memory; glycogen and glucocorticoids in memory; Neuro- and glio-transmitters in memory; Glutamate; Microglia in memory; Aquaporin4 and memory; Traumatic brain injury and memory
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The vertebrate brain contains neurons and 3 classical types of glia cells, astrocytes, oligodendrocytes and microglia. Astrocytes and microglia have mainly been studied in gray matter, whereas oligodendrocytes myelinate white matter tracts. Until recently microglial effects were considered mainly du...