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"Glia cells are like the brain's supervisors. By regulating the synapses, they control the transfer of information between neurons, affecting how the brain processes information and learns."Scientists have long puzzled over the role of Glia cells in the activities of the brain dedicated to learning and memory. In a new breakthrough, Tel Aviv University researchers say that glia cells are central to how the brain brain adapts, learns, and stores information. Glia cells do much more than hold the brain together, according to De Pitta. A mechanism within the glia cells also sorts information for learning purposes.
Maurizio De Pittà of Tel Aviv University's Schools of Physics and Astronomy and Electrical Engineering