MIT unlocks mystery behind brain imaging

[B]Star-shaped brain cells shown to play key role[/B]
In work that solves a long-standing mystery in neuroscience, researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown for the first time that star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes—previously considered bit players by most neuroscientists—make noninvasive brain scans possible.

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<p><a href="http://www.physorg.com/news133107802.html">MIT unlocks mystery behind brain imaging</a></p> <p>[B]Star-shaped brain cells shown to play key role[/B] <br>In work that solves a long-standing mystery in neuroscience, researchers at MIT's Picower Institute for Learning and Memory have shown for the first time that star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes—previously considered bit players by most neuroscientists—make noninvasive brain scans possible.</p>