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Astrocytes - Wiring the Brain (Hardcover)
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Astrocytes - Wiring the Brain (Hardcover)
Series: Frontiers in Neuroscience
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Astrocytes play diverse roles in central nervous system (CNS)
function and dysfunction, and the connections that the astrocyte
makes with other cells of the brain are essential for a variety of
important neural tasks. Bringing together contributions from
international experts at the top of their field, Astrocytes: Wiring
the Brain emphasizes cellular connections and surveys the most
current findings on astrocyte activity. The first section of the
book identifies major astrocyte biomarkers and describes how they
define the different connectivity domains. Next, the book examines
the role of these connections. It explains how their function can
be manipulated under physiological conditions and how dysfunction
of the connectivity leads to aberrant brain performance. The final
section explores the alterations of glia that have been observed in
specific diseases of the brain. These include epilepsy, autoimmune
encephalitis, Alzheimer's disease, autism, and major depression.
The book identifies key mechanisms responsible for these
alterations. An important and emerging field, astrocytes and their
functions are critical to neuroscientists and neurologists, both in
academia and in industry, particularly in the search for and
development of new drugs to combat a variety of diseases affecting
the CNS. As research continues to grow in this area, this volume
will spur heightened advances and understanding into the effects of
these neural cells on a range of pathologies.
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