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Discover the Other 90% of Your Brain
If you know anything about brains, you’ve heard of neurons. Those are the cells that have long been seen as central to virtually everything your brain thinks, feels, and does. But neurons represent only 10% of your brain cells.
What does the other 90% do?
Until recently, scientists didn’t have a clue. Now, they’re discovering the real function of those long-neglected glial cells―and the story is nothing short of amazing.
In The Root of Thought, brain scientist Andrew Koob reveals that story. You’ll learn what glial cells are, how they function, and how they might help explain everything from intelligence and creativity to imagination and dreams. Then, Koob reveals the tantalizing clues about glial cells that could eventually lead to cures for brain injury, psychiatric disorders, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, Lou Gehrig’s disease, and even brain cancer.
Chapter 1: Cities and Highways 1
Chapter 2: Dust Settles on the Battlefield 5
Chapter 3: I Sing the Body Electric 15
Chapter 4: Meet the Astrocyte 29
Chapter 5: Riding the Calcium Wave 41
Chapter 6: Hey Neuron, It’s Me, Glia 55
Chapter 7: Developing Relationships 65
Chapter 8: The Time Machine 77
Chapter 9: Sing a New Song 89
Chapter 10: Albert Einstein’s Abundant Astrocytes 99
Chapter 11: I Dream of Glia 111
Chapter 12: Gliadegenerative Disease 121
Chapter 13: Don’t Insult Me 133
Chapter 14: The Seething Breeding Glioma 145
Chapter 15: Cities and Highways Revisited 155
Acknowledgments 159
About the Author 161
Index 163
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