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The root of thought : unlocking glia--the brain cell that will help us sharpen our wits, heal injury, and treat brain disease /

"Ninety percent of your brain cells are glial cells - and, until recently, scientists thought they did little more than hold your brain together. New research reveals that they might hold the key to understanding intelligence, treating psychiatric disorders and brain injuries, and maybe even cu...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Koob, Andrew, 1976-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Upper Saddle River, N.J. : FT Press, ©2009.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo (Requiere registro previo con correo institucional)
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  • Cities and highways
  • Dust settles on the battlefield
  • I sing the body electric
  • Meet the astrocyte
  • Riding the calcium wave
  • Hey neuron, it's me, glia
  • Developing relationships
  • The time machine
  • Sing a new song
  • Albert Einstein's abundant astrocytes
  • I dream of glia
  • Gliadegenerative disease
  • Don't insult me
  • The seething breeding glioma
  • Cities and highways revisited.