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| Pt. I | Glial Cell Development | |
| 1 | Developmental Regulation in the Schwann Cell Lineage | 3 |
| 2 | Transcriptional Regulation of the POU Gene Oct-6 in Schwann Cells | 13 |
| 3 | Glia Development in the Embryonic CNS of Drosophila | 23 |
| 4 | Role and Mechanism of Action of Glial Cell Deficient/Glial Cell Missing (Glide/gcm), the Fly Glial Promoting Factor | 33 |
| Pt. II | Glia in Neurotransmission, Neuromodulation, and Neuron Survival | |
| 5 | Expression and Functional Analysis of Glutamate Receptors in Glial Cells | 49 |
| 6 | Astrocytes as Active Participants of Glutamatergic Function and Regulators of Its Homeostasis | 69 |
| 7 | Glia-Neuron Interaction by High-Affinity Glutamate Transporters in Neurotransmission | 81 |
| 8 | On How Altered Glutamate Homeostasis May Contribute to Demyelinating Diseases of the CNS | 97 |
| 9 | Possible Role of Microglial Prostanoids and Free Radicals in Neuroprotection and Neurodegeneration | 109 |
| Pt. III | Glia, Inflammation, and Cytokines | |
| 10 | The Role of Microglia and Astrocytes in CNS Immune Surveillance and Immunopathology | 123 |
| 11 | The Role of Chemokines in the Pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis | 135 |
| 12 | Humoral and Cellular Immune Functions of Cytokine-Treated Schwann Cells | 151 |
| 13 | Axotomy-Induced Glial Reactions in Normal and Cytokine Transgenic Mice | 157 |
| Pt. IV | Glia in CNS Plasticity and Regeneration | |
| 14 | Contribution of Astrocytes to Activity-Dependent Structural Plasticity in the Adult Brain | 175 |
| 15 | The Role of Oligodendrocytes and Oligodendrocyte Progenitors in CNS Remyelination | 183 |
| 16 | Growth Promoting and Inhibitory Effects of Glial Cells in the Mammalian Nervous System | 199 |
| 17 | Neurite Outgrowth Inhibitors in Gliotic Tissue | 207 |
| Pt. V | Transgenic Models of Human Myelin Diseases | |
| 18 | Connexin32 in Hereditary Neuropathies | 227 |
| 19 | Genetic Analysis of Myelin Galactolipid Function | 237 |
| 20 | Transgenic Models of TNF Induced Demyelination | 245 |
| 21 | Dysmyelination in Mice and the Proteolipid Protein Gene Family | 261 |
| Pt. VI | Neuron-Glial Communication: Neurotrophins and Cell Adhesion Molecules | |
| 22 | Neurotrophins in Cell Survival/Death Decisions | 275 |
| 23 | Neuregulin in Neuron/Glial Interactions in the Central Nervous System: GGF2 Diminishes Autoimmune Demyelination, Promotes Oligodendrocyte Progenitor Expansion, and Enhances Remyelination | 283 |
| 24 | Adhesion Molecule Expression and Phenotype of Glial Cells in the Olfactory Tract | 297 |
| 25 | Bidirectional Signaling between Neurons and Glial Cells via the F3 Neuronal Adhesion Molecule | 309 |
| Pt. VII | Connexins and Information Transfer through Glia | |
| 26 | Connexins and Information Transfer through Glia | 321 |
| 27 | Gap Junctions in Glia: Types, Roles, and Plasticity | 339 |
| 28 | Metabolic Coupling and the Role Played by Astrocytes in Energy Distribution and Homeostasis | 361 |
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Paul Bondy
reviewed The Functional Roles of Glial Cells in Health and Disease: Dialogue Between Glia and Neurons on December 28, 2018 The Functional Roles of Glial Cells in Health and Disease
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The good:
- bold theorizing! But testable and falsifiable, so it has more merit than technically savvy sci-fi. (still, all it changes is the mechanism. It doesn't address the selection pressures, why intelligence, or many of the objections he raises to a darwinian account)
- many important and fascinating experiments are described
- even if you don't buy his theory you will learn a lot of interesting facts about genetics and epigenetics, the technical level is high and, especially in the last couple of parts, very satisfying.
- Fills a niche, not a lot of interesting material on the subject that's available to the general reader.
The bad:
- didn't make it clear to me why his evolutionary stories were more plausible and useful than all the ones he dismisses (even tho I find his exercises in making alternate accounts pedagogically useful)
- Apparently the discovery of fire and heat-preparation of food was not an event worth mentioning, even tho this is interpreted as causing the shortening of our intestines which lead to much better energy utilization (the intestines need a lot of energy to do their work), freeing up resources for a power-hungry organ like the brain
- although he did make a point of the importance of brain plasticity, he never really addresses the long developmental time of human children and the extent of dendritic pruning that takes place during this period. Having a longer window for critical and sensitive periods sounds like an important factor in how much culture can change an organism.
- his discussion of how traits like intelligence or musicality (or indeed a brain region specific to written language) was useless to our pre-historic forefathers wasn't entirely convincing (what good is a cubic-root to a caveman? I'm not sure, but pattern recognition and being able to think and manipulate abstractions in some capacity sounds like it could be useful? It does sound like it's a subject that has been covered by others, so I should perhaps not hold it against him for not dedicating more time to the subject). (hide spoiler)]
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