Cells called astrocytes are about as abundant in the brain as neurons, but scientists have spent much less time figuring out ...

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This study localizes the source of the reflex to a portion of the brain called the dorsal periaqueductal gray (dPAG). The fleeing species showed much greater activity in this brain region when it ...

Cells called astrocytes are about as abundant in the brain as neurons, but scientists have spent much less time figuring out ...