What Are Microglia?

The brain is like a really fancy restaurant. It’s picky about who it lets inside. You have to be one of the privileged few. But even fancy restaurants need to be cleaned up and protected, right? Who does the dirty work? In this episode of Neuro Transmissions, we’re exploring another one of our glorious glial cells: microglia. Though their name may fool you, don’t underestimate the power of these wee whippersnappers. They are the brain’s housekeeper and security system. Join Alie as she explains the function of microglial cells. Sources: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17504139 http://www.networkglia.eu/en/microglia http://networkglia.eu/sites/networkglia.eu/files/pdf/neuroforum/engl/2015-3.pdf http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19194443 Support us on Patreon - https://www.patreon.com/neurotransmissions HUGE thanks to Ryan M. Shaver for supporting us on Patreon and becoming our first Producer. Thanks Ryan! Also thanks to our other Patreon supporters: Linda Schubert Ilsa Jerome Memming Park Sai Vemula Neuro Transmissions is a channel on a mission to bring neuroscience to everyone. It's not rocket surgery, it's brain science! Learn all sorts of fun and interesting things with Alie Astrocyte every other Sunday by subscribing to the channel. Have a topic you want covered? Let us know in the comments. Share, like, and subscribe for more videos to come! Over and out. Neuro Transmissions is on the other social medias too: https://www.facebook.com/neurotransmissions https://www.twitter.com/neuroyoutube https://www.instagram.com/neurotransmissions https://www.neurotransmissions.science Snapchat - @neuroyoutube Vector graphics from freepik.com Brain images from Motifolio drawing toolkits (www.motifolio.com) Images were used for educational purposes and fall under fair use. They may be found at the following sites: http://jonlieffmd.com/blog/are-microglia-the-most-intelligent-brain-cells http://www.urbanchildinstitute.org/why-0-3/baby-and-brain Footage from “The Matrix” was used for educational purposes and is intended to benefit the public by teaching scientific concepts through relatable content. Therefore, it falls under fair use. “In The Mist” Produced by Trackmanbeatz: www.trackmanbeatz.com The work by Trackmanbeatz is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b... All other content is original and/or owned by Neuro Transmissions.