The supportive roles of non-neuronal brain cells including providing nutrients, maintaining ionic balance, forming myelin, and responding to injury and disease.
Example: Astrocytes regulating synaptic transmission and blood flow, oligodendrocytes speeding neural transmission through myelination, and microglia providing immune responses in the brain.
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