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Shweta Jain
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Posted 5 year ago
Shweta Jain 
What are the different types of brain cells?
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Mitesh Sharma
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Posted 5 year ago Mitesh Sharma

The central nervous system (which includes the brain and spinal cord) is made up of two basic types of cells: neurons (1) and glia (4) & (6). Glia outnumber neurons in some parts of the brain, but neurons are the key players in the brain. Neurons are information messengers.
Nikku Yadav
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Posted 5 year ago Nikku Yadav

Types of brain cells
There are a few different types of glia in the brain: oligodendrocytes, microglia, and astrocytes. Each is needed to optimize brain function. Oligodendrocytes are specialized cells that wrap tightly around axons to form the myelin sheath. These cells speed up the electrical signals (action potentials) that travel down an axon.