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Researchers have identified a new type of cell found in the brains of mice and humans that plays a crucial role in brain function. These cells, which have characteristics of both neurons and glial cells, are present in multiple brain regions.
A research team from University of Lausanne (UNIL) and the Wyss Center, has discovered a new type of cell essential for brain function. Hybrid in composition and function, in between the two types of brain cells known so far—the neurons and the glial cells—these cells of a new order are present in several brain regions in mice and humans.