ALPHABETICAL BRAIN™ VOCABULARY HUMANIST FAMILY BRAIN STUDY DETAILS ABOUT YOUR GLIAL CELLS #6 September 1, 2020 WHAT ARE YOUR GLIAL CELLS? AND WHY ARE THEY SO IMPORTANT? Your glial cells are the approximately 1,000 trillion brain cells in your brain and nervous system that protect and facilitate the functioning of your 100-200 billion neurons. They are the specialized brain cells known as "white matter" that cover the axon filaments of your neurons with myelin sheaths in contrast to the "gray matter" that consists of the neuron cell bodies in your cerebral cortex cover of your cerebrum and also in the rest of your connectome (nervous system). Your brain's 1,000 billion glial cells nourish and lubricate the filaments of your axons and, therby, protect the neurons in your cerebral cortex and connectome from all kinds of chemical toxins and bacteria. Your glial cells permit action potential spikes of biochemical current to flow through axon filaments faster. Also, they insulate them from the biochemical current flowing through other neurons. NOTE: See in context: neurons #2, dendrites #3, axons #4, nucleus of a neuron #5, synapses #7, potentiation #8, connectome #9, plasticity #10, cerebrum #11, and prefrontal cortex #12. PRINTABLE PDF FORM DETAILS ABOUT YOUR GLIAL CELLS (for your own editing and memory consolidation) RECOMMENDATION: You can re-read this summary according to a reinforcement schedule, such as a few hours later and a few days later and then several times in the next week or two. This strategy can help you take advantage of the power of the spaced-repetition method of memorization. Such deep introspection can strengthen your willpower and change your adaptive self-identity to increase your self-esteem. REMEMBER ALWAYS: You are your adaptable memory! instantly go to: FACT CHECKER ABOUT YOUR GLIAL CELLS #6 or instantly return to: BRAIN FLASH CARD #6: YOUR GLIAL CELLS or instantly return to: LIST OF 15 FREE BRAIN FLASH CARDS produced by Infinite Interactive Ideas™