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Nearly half of the brain's cells execute new functions, according to researchers

In a new study at Tufts University researchers came across a previously unknown function performed by a cell type that contains almost half of all cells in the brain. Nearly half of the brain's cells execute new functions, according to researchers The findings of the research were published in the journal 'Nature Neuroscience'. The scientists say this discovery in mice of a new function by cells known as astrocytes opens a whole new direction for neuroscience research that might one day lead to treatments for many disorders ranging from epilepsy to Alzheimer's to traumatic brain injury. "The electrical activity of astrocytes changes how neurons function," said Chris Dulla, associate professor of neuroscience at the School of Medicine and Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences.

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