The other brain
from dementia to schizophrenia, how new discoveries about the brain are revolutionizing medicine and science
by R. Douglas Fields · first published 2009
100% recommend
Despite everything that has been written about the brain, a very important part of this vital organ has been overlooked in most books until now. This book is the story of glia, which make up approximately 85 percent of the cells in the brain. Long neglected as little more than cerebral packing material ("glia" means glue), glia are sparking a revolution in brain science. Glia are completely different from neurons, the brain cells that we are familiar with. Scientists are discovering that glia have their own communication network, which operates in parallel to the more familiar communication am
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…coming up with the complexity of a simulated brain. We might be at the start of understanding how truly complex the brain is. A good overview of this understudied portion of the brain is the the book "the other brain" by douglas fields. http://www.amazon.com/The-Other-Brain-Breakthroughs-Revoluti...
on “Many Older Brains Have Plasticity, but in a Different Place” ↗If you're interested in glial cells, this was an excellent book - http://www.amazon.com/The-Other-Brain-Breakthroughs-Revoluti...
on “Know Your Neurons (2012)” ↗The Other Brain by R. Douglas Fields was really good. It tells the story of glia which make up 85% of the brain
on “Ask HN: What are some of the best books you’ve read about memory and the brain?” ↗