Neurons shown to be not the only brain cells that think

Neurons shown to be not the only brain cells that think
The human brain is home to 86 billion neurons. (Image: Depositphotos)
The Economist
Most people, if they think about the matter at all, probably think of thinking as something done by the huge network of specialised, electrically conductive cells that occupies the upper half of their skulls. And, as far as it goes, that is true. The 86 billion neurons in a human brain do indeed do much of the cognitive heavy lifting. But not all of it.Supporting them is a cast of three other varieties of brain cell – microglia, oligodendrocytes and astrocytes – collectively called glial cells (short for “neuroglia”, fro...

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