BS 169 Glial Cells with Doug Fields (Encore)

This episode is an exploration of glial cells with R Douglas
Fields, author of "The Other Brain: The Scientific and Medical
Breakthroughs That Will Heal Our Brains and Revolutionize Our
Health." Glial Cells outnumber the neurons in our nervous system,
but until the last few years they were thought to merely support
cells. Dr. Fields takes us through the discovery that they have
their own signaling methods and are much more important than we
ever imagined.


This interview first aired in 2010, but Dr. Fields reviewed the
original transcript and made no significant corrections. What was
once controversial is now mainstream. I recorded a new
introduction and summary and I have included some more recent
references below.


Links and References:


The Other Brain: The Scientific and Medical Breakthroughs
That Will Heal Our Brains and Revolutionize Our Health by R.
Douglas Fields

Fields, R.D., Bukalo, O. Myelin makes memories. Nat
Neurosci(2020).https://www.nature.com/articles/s41593-020-0606-x



Fields, R.D., The Brain Learns in Unexpected Ways. Scientific
American, March 2020.


See the episode transcript
at http://brainsciencepodcast.com for additional links and
references.



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