Astrocytes, a type of glial cell, from a rat brain

Astrocytes, a type of glial cell, from a rat brain. Recent research suggests that glia play a vital role in brain cell communication, and perhaps in the development of human intelligence. [The U.S. National Science Foundation supported a workshop in 2013 (grant SMA 1258562) which enabled ...This is an NSF Multimedia Gallery item.
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