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Neurons often get all the credit for running the brain, but the work done by Ben Barres at Stanford University proved that glial cells are far more crucial to brain functioning than we had previously realized.

Ever stop to ponder how your brain ponders its own complexities? How does it know to tell your limbs to stop moving and have a think? Fear not, because we have answers to many questions about those wrinkly sponges!

You may have heard about a study where researchers were able to grow lumps of neural tissue that showed measurable activity – a little bit like an actual brain. Are scientists trying to grow artificial brains, and if so, what kind of...

Today Hank kicks off our look around MISSION CONTROL: your nervous system.


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In Parkinson's disease, certain kinds of neurons die over time, but it might be possible to reprogram other types of cells in the brain to replace those lost ones.

Neurons often get all the credit for running the brain, but the work done by Ben Barres at Stanford University proved that glial cells are far more crucial to brain functioning than we had previously realized.

When talking about the brain, neurons have been dazzling scientists for a long time. But behind every successful neuron is a glial cell - particularly one type of them: microglia.

Join the Amoeba Sisters on this introduction to the Nervous System! This video briefly describes the division of the central nervous system (including going over some general areas of the brain) and the peripheral nervous system before...

We think of pain as a symptom, but there are cases where the nervous system develops feedback loops and pain becomes a terrifying disease in itself. Starting with the story of a girl whose sprained wrist turned into a nightmare, Elliot...

Glial cells are various types of brain cells. There are 3 main types of glial cells - astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglial cells. These cells protect neurons, help neurons pass information, and keep the brain healthy. These group...

Your nervous system is why you can see this video, scratch your neck, feel hungry and ask yourself, Who am I? The human nervous system is a fascinating system with 86 billion neurons and about the same number of glial cells. The main...

Your nervous system is why you can see this video, scratch your neck, feel hungry and ask yourself, “Who am I?” The human nervous system is a fascinating system with 86 billion neurons and about the same number of glial cells. The main...

We've learned quite a bit about the nervous system, and in particular, the brain. We went over all the regions of the brain and their functions, but in doing so, it can be a little difficult to get the big picture regarding its...

In this video, we explore the basic biochemical mechanism of neuronal death in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS.

In this video, we explore the basic pharmacology of Alzheimer's disease.

Glutamate, Glutamine Biosynthesis

Your body is constantly cleaning itself and destroying strange things that wander in. But the brain isn't connected to that cleaning service. So how does your brain take out the trash? And whatês that got to do with Alzheimerês Disease?...

Glial cells are various types of brain cells. There are 3 main types of glial cells - astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and microglial cells. These cells protect neurons, help neurons pass information, and keep the brain healthy. These group...

Swedish scientists have discovered a new organ under the skin that helps process certain kinds of pain.

In this video, we look at the parts of a neuron (both artist's rendition and microscope image) and neuroglia.

Histology of the spinal cord.

Group of neurons organised and located outside the central nervous system.