Written by: Emma Reid Edited by: Fahad Hassan Shah and Nadia Hall (Photo by dhproductions from Unsplash. https://unsplash.com/photos/person-holding-round-clear-container-tGYrlchfObE) Introduction For decades, neurons have dominated the field of neuroscience. They have been at the center of it all: neurodegeneration research, medicines, clinical trials, even daily tasks to strengthen the brain. But what if a new player has started to emerge in the game? Glial cells have been b

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Written by: Parishi K. Shah and Christina M. Sharkey Edited by: Fahad Hassan Shah Figure 1. Decreased emotional recognition correlated with FA deterioration following brain tumor removal. Note. From Sinha, R., Dijkshoorn, A. B. C., Li, C., Manly, T., & Price, S. J. (2020). Glioblastoma surgery related emotion recognition deficits are associated with right cerebral hemisphere tract changes. Brain Communications, fcaa169, Figure 2. https://doi.org/10.1093/braincomms/fcaa169 A