The glia/neuron ratio: How it varies uniformly across brain structures and species and what that means for brain physiology and evolution

Validation of the isotropic fractionator: Comparison with unbiased stereology and DNA extraction for quantification of glial cells

(2013) Jami Bahney et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

Oligodendrocyte progenitors balance growth with self-repulsion to achieve homeostasis in the adult brain

(2013) Ethan G Hughes et al.   NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

Cell and neuron densities in the primary motor cortex of primates

(2013) Nicole A. Young et al.   Frontiers in Neural Circuits

The human cerebral cortex is neither one nor many: neuronal distribution reveals two quantitatively different zones in the gray matter, three in the white matter, and explains local variations in cortical folding

(2013) Pedro F. M. Ribeiro et al.   Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

Spatiotemporal expression patterns of Pax6 in the brain of embryonic, newborn, and adult mice

(2012) Deyi Duan et al.   Brain Structure & Function

The isotropic fractionator provides evidence for differential loss of hippocampal neurons in two mouse models of Alzheimer's disease

(2012) Hannah Brautigam et al.   Molecular Neurodegeneration

Oligodendroglia metabolically support axons and contribute to neurodegeneration

(2012) Youngjin Lee et al.   NATURE

Brains matter, bodies maybe not: the case for examining neuron numbers irrespective of body size

(2011) Suzana Herculano-Houzel   Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Comparison of Area 17 Cellular Composition in Laboratory and Wild-Caught Rats Including Diurnal and Nocturnal Species

(2011) Katharine L. Campi et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION

Not All Brains Are Made the Same: New Views on Brain Scaling in Evolution

(2011) Suzana Herculano-Houzel   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION

Updated Neuronal Scaling Rules for the Brains of Glires (Rodents/Lagomorphs)

(2011) Suzana Herculano-Houzel et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION

Astrocyte-Neuron Lactate Transport Is Required for Long-Term Memory Formation

(2011) Akinobu Suzuki et al.   CELL

Scaling of Brain Metabolism with a Fixed Energy Budget per Neuron: Implications for Neuronal Activity, Plasticity and Evolution

(2011) Suzana Herculano-Houzel   PLoS One

Cellular Scaling Rules for the Brains of an Extended Number of Primate Species

(2010) Mariana Gabi et al.   BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND EVOLUTION

In Vivo Intracellular Recording Suggests That Gray Matter Astrocytes in Mature Cerebral Cortex and Hippocampus Are Electrophysiologically Homogeneous

(2010) T. Mishima et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Astrocytes Prevent Abnormal Neuronal Development in the Fragile X Mouse

(2010) S. Jacobs et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Equal numbers of neuronal and nonneuronal cells make the human brain an isometrically scaled-up primate brain

(2009) Frederico A.C. Azevedo et al.   JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY

Thermodynamic constraints on neural dimensions, firing rates, brain temperature and size

(2009) Jan Karbowski   JOURNAL OF COMPUTATIONAL NEUROSCIENCE

Correlations of Neuronal and Microvascular Densities in Murine Cortex Revealed by Direct Counting and Colocalization of Nuclei and Vessels

(2009) P. S. Tsai et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Uniquely Hominid Features of Adult Human Astrocytes

(2009) N. A. Oberheim et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Neuroscience: Glia — more than just brain glue

(2009) Nicola J. Allen et al.   NATURE

Changing numbers of neuronal and non-neuronal cells underlie postnatal brain growth in the rat

(2009) F. Bandeira et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Widespread Changes in Synaptic Markers as a Function of Sleep and Wakefulness in Drosophila

(2009) Giorgio F. Gilestro et al.   SCIENCE

Astrocytes and the regulation of cerebral blood flow

(2009) Raymond C. Koehler et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

Cellular scaling rules of insectivore brains

(2009) Diana Sarko   Frontiers in Neuroanatomy

The Self-Tuning Neuron: Synaptic Scaling of Excitatory Synapses

(2008) Gina G. Turrigiano   CELL

The Mystery and Magic of Glia: A Perspective on Their Roles in Health and Disease

(2008) Ben A. Barres   NEURON

Tuned Responses of Astrocytes and Their Influence on Hemodynamic Signals in the Visual Cortex

(2008) J. Schummers et al.   SCIENCE

Neocortical glial cell numbers in human brains

(2007) D.P. Pelvig et al.   NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING

Morphometry of the human cerebral cortex microcirculation: General characteristics and space-related profiles

(2007) Frederic Lauwers et al.   NEUROIMAGE