title: The role of microglia in the healthy brain.
abstract: Microglia were recently shown to play unexpected roles in normal brain development and adult physiology. This has begun to dramatically change our view of these resident "immune" cells. Here, we briefly review topics covered in our 2011 Society for Neuroscience minisymposium "The Role of Microglia in the Healthy Brain." This summary is not meant to be a comprehensive review of microglia physiology, but rather to share new results and stimulate further research into the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which microglia influence postnatal development, adult neuronal plasticity, and circuit function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin 53719, USA. tremblay2@wisc.edu
authors.forename: Marie-Ève
authors.initials: MÈ
authors.lastname: Tremblay
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sierra
authors.forename: Hiroaki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wake
authors.forename: Alain
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bessis
authors.forename: Axel
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authors.lastname: Nimmerjahn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology* / Q000254:growth & development; D006801:Humans; D017628:Microglia / Q000502:physiology*; D009415:Nerve Net / Q000502:physiology; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000502:physiology
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