About this Research Topic
In 1932 Sir Charles Scott Sherrington and Prof. Edgar Douglas Adrian received the Nobel Prize Award in Physiology or Medicine for their groundbreaking work on the function of neurons. Their discoveries on the all-or-nothing law of neural response, and excitatory and inhibitory signal integration properties, have formed the foundations of contemporary neuroscience research. This Research Topic is an opportunity to reflect on the progress made in our understanding of the basic mechanisms of neuron functioning and neural information processing. Frontiers in Neuroscience portfolio is proud to introduce the "The Legacy of Sherrington and Adrian Nobel Prize: Non-Neuronal Cells in Information Processing" Research Topic series that will highlight state-of-the-art neuroscience research building on the foundational discoveries of Sir Charles Scott Sherrington and Prof. Edgar Douglas Adrian. The aim of this series is to spotlight current advances in the basic mechanisms of neuron function, action potential, signal integration, and transmission across the entire central nervous system to further our understanding of how the biological mechanisms and physiological properties on different organizational levels contribute to global information processing.
This Research Topic aims to highlight cutting-edge research progressing our understanding of the role non-neuronal cells play in information processing in the brain as well as the cellular and molecular mechanisms of non-neuronal cells in modulating neuron activity. This collection intends to serve as a basis to define the current advances in the field but also to summarize, define future inquiries, and evaluate current and novel methodologies. The topics will be included but not limited to:
1. Ion channels in non-neuronal cells
2. Activities in non-excitable glial cells
3. Glia-glia interactions
4. Gliotransmission in synaptic transmission and plasticity
5. Neuropathogenesis through non-neuronal cells
6. Manipulating tools for non-neuronal cells
This Research Topic aims to highlight cutting-edge research progressing our understanding of the role non-neuronal cells play in information processing in the brain as well as the cellular and molecular mechanisms of non-neuronal cells in modulating neuron activity. This collection intends to serve as a basis to define the current advances in the field but also to summarize, define future inquiries, and evaluate current and novel methodologies. The topics will be included but not limited to:
1. Ion channels in non-neuronal cells
2. Activities in non-excitable glial cells
3. Glia-glia interactions
4. Gliotransmission in synaptic transmission and plasticity
5. Neuropathogenesis through non-neuronal cells
6. Manipulating tools for non-neuronal cells
Keywords: information processing, non-neuronal cells
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