Why We’ve Been Ignoring These Brain Cells | Great Minds: Ben Barres

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Neurons often get all the credit for running the brain, but the work done by Ben Barres at Stanford University proved that glial cells are far more crucial to brain functioning than we had previously realized.
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@SciShow 2 года назад

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@moumous87 2 года назад

For a long portion of the video, I thought this was sponsored by Airtable…

@mistformsquirrel 2 года назад

I had never heard of Dr. Barres before; but damn, he seems like he was a super cool and perceptive individual. I'm glad to know of him now at least!

@loturzelrestaurant 2 года назад

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@wonderstrucks 2 года назад

I learned about Dr. Barres during a seminar at my university (the speaker worked closely with him) and I have so much respect and admiration for Dr. Barres.

@oracleofdelphi4533 2 года назад

glad to see that you're not ignoring any brain cells there.

@alarcon99 2 года назад

@@melanieortiz712 No. Him. I’m not going away you prunny bat. Stop gatekeeping and Deadgendering.

@deborahbloom4624 2 года назад

This video is exactly why I LOVE SciShow soooooo MUCH! Thank you for enlightening the world in all areas of life!

@TheJohtunnBandit 2 года назад

Our sincerest thanks to Ben Barres for all his work, in and out of the lab.

@CosmicErrata 2 года назад

He balling, swag.

@jtchannel6926 2 года назад

@@CosmicErrata oo

@jtchannel6926 2 года назад

ooo

@jtchannel6926 2 года назад

@CosmicErrata 2 года назад

@@jtchannel6926 ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xoMgnJDXd3k.html

@katnisseverdeen12341 2 года назад

If you want to know more about Ben barres, he wrote an autobiography called “autobiography of a transgender scientist”. It’s an easy read and a very moving insight into his life. In addition to being transgender he also identified as asexual/aromantic.

@KOKO-uu7yd 2 года назад

I'd been "ace" for many years. Once stress in my life let up, I found some interest again. But... the lack of respect I received, the pressure, it was gross. Now, I have a son who may be ace, of some degree. And a Bi (maybe pan - she's just 12) daughter. Their father identifies as bi and I as pan, (we are split). The trend of USA right now... 😱 I kinda wish we could get out of USA. Since I can't get out, I'll work and fight like hell to get things turned around here. I'm immensely grateful to all those who've already fought, like Dr Barres. Thank you for the tip about the book! Both my kids are voracious readers - I'll just have to get this in the house and it'll be consumed 😁 Agapé 303

@roosh2927 2 года назад

I honestly thought for a moment that you said he identified as aromatic

@classygentlemangaming8400 2 года назад

Yuck

@oxybrightdark8765 2 года назад

@@roosh2927 identifies as smelly..?

@SunroseStudios 2 года назад

oh that's so cool!!

@buffster948 2 года назад

I can really relate to the male-female discrimination in STEM subjects. As a girl, I was consistently told 'women don't need maths' by my own teachers! Without a good grounding in maths, I really struggled with physics and chemistry - thankfully, I seemed to have a natural knack for algebra, which helped. I ended up doing a B.Sc in Psychology at one of the top universities in the UK - and yeah, maybe it's not a 'real science' 😣😂 but it did involve using statistics for research purposes. I'm still proud that I managed to pursue some form of science degree. I now work as a primary school teacher and the girls in my classes always do just as well as the boys in all subjects. The school now analyses the class results to check for gender bias. 👌

@tiffanyvalencia8415 2 года назад

Funny, I sucked at math and aced every other subject, but learning chemistry helped me to finally learn math.

@An_Iron_God69420 2 года назад

@@tiffanyvalencia8415 same

@richardbidinger2577 2 года назад

Yes it is a real science, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise.

@buffster948 2 года назад

@@tiffanyvalencia8415 Ah. That's encouraging. I keep trying to get my STEM skills up to scratch, maybe I could try doing it that way around instead. I'll have a go. :)

@tiffanyvalencia8415 2 года назад

@@buffster948 yes, because that level of math actually became APPLICABLE via chemistry!

@DeathlyTired 2 года назад

I'd like to hear even more about glia, synapses and neurons.

@peterjf7723 2 года назад

Read 'The Other Brain' by R. Douglas Fields.

@k.taylor3526 2 года назад

SciShow Psych has an excellent episode on microglia.

@tiffanyvalencia8415 2 года назад

I was upset to not learn anything more than I already knew because they wanted to turn this episode into trans promotion.

@gogauze 2 года назад

@@tiffanyvalencia8415 I am similarly disappointed that you seem to have misunderstood the thesis of this video. The purpose was to highlight the life's work of Ben Barres and give an overview of the major contributions that he made to his field-which he largely invented-and the greater whole of science. So it would've been incredibly disingenuous to ignore his advocacy for representational equity. However, if your complaint is that you simply must know more about glia. May I recommend over a dozen foundational papers on the subject listed on his Wikipedia entry and dozens more available for free on CORE. If you absolutely must have the information in video format, there's a wealth of videos on the various glia, their known functions, and recent discoveries a few key presses away right here on RU-vid.

@al.the. 2 года назад

@@tiffanyvalencia8415 so if we talk about a cis woman and her fight for our equality and representation it's... cis promotion? 🤔

@randomname7321 2 года назад

I would stop ignoring my brain cells if I had any

@bagochips834 2 года назад

Just be my friend, between the two of us we'll have one functioning brain cell

@Tsuruoto 2 года назад

I feel ya.

@Beau4824 2 года назад

Same

@thomasrogers8239 2 года назад

That's okay you don't have any to ignore

@randomname7321 2 года назад

@@bagochips834 bro that's a great idea

@freddyP300 2 года назад

Dr. Barres was the mentor for my PI when he was in school, we study Microglia too!

@AndersWatches 2 года назад

This made me happy as a trans man, both to hear of a trans person who thrived, and the sensitivity with which you talked about him. ❤️

@dragonflies6793 2 года назад

Me too, especially as a trans man interested in going into chemistry or physics!

@808Mark 2 года назад

❤️

@jakefrost5651 2 года назад

this episode was so lovely but also the idea of being in that situation of having someone praise my work over my "sister's" and being able to deliver that absolute smackdown? delicious. worth outting myself, depending on context. (idk what he did in that scenario and realize I'm saying this from my POV in 2022 in a place where i can reasonably assume i won't be hatecrimed in my day to day).

@MrPrussianjester 2 года назад

Read to many revenge plots, i'm on your bus, where to?

@yuyukawa9104 2 года назад

I'm a nonbinary person who wants to do a PhD in neuroscience. I was also discouraged from STEM as a kid because I'm afab. It's so nice to see others like me contribute to the field I love so much.

@linadelgadogarcia 2 года назад

Dr. Barres was an incredible scientist and human! A huge loss for neuroscientists (glioscientists) and most important, for society. Gender inequalities are present everywhere, and he faced it from both sides, the woman and man perspective's. In their seminars was always present his concern about this growing issue. He opened the discussion!

@The_Savage_Wombat 2 года назад

I'm wondering if there is equality anywhere when you look closely enough. Maybe equality is only a theoretical concept and doesn't really exist.

@alarcon99 2 года назад

@@melanieortiz712 no. He.

@MatthewOstergren 2 года назад

@@ArawnOfAnnwn pushing back against false negative stereotyping is good and more people should do it.

@MatthewOstergren 2 года назад

@@ArawnOfAnnwn also, don't call people "it". Would you ever want to be treated so disrespectfully?

@chriszanders23 2 года назад

BLM ✊🏿

@ausnetting 2 года назад

Presuming someone can’t solve a problem because of their gender is ridiculous and I’m glad people speak out about it. Being told your more recent work is better than your previous work is probably expected. I think academic applications for admission, along with scientific papers, should be done on pseudo-random generated pseudonyms to avoid gender, name recognition, and racial biases. Once accepted for publication, papers should be published under initials (at least for given names) to avoid some of those issues as well.

@martletkay 2 года назад

Sad that a system like this is needed, but apparently it is. It's disgusting that so many people are still stuck in the Victorian era in their thinking. All symphony auditions should also be blind because there is a huge problem of misogyny there too. Some men must be forced to see that they are not inherently superior if they are unwilling to to stop being biased on their own.

@jameshaws9986 2 года назад

I think what's far more sad is his own brother took his class, and not only didn't recognize him, but criticized his work

@xpyr 2 года назад

@@martletkay That is exactly how the symphony works. When auditioning for the symphony, you are behind a curtain and are judged solely on how well you play your instrument. It's why the symphony has as much diversification as it does now.

@al.the. 2 года назад

No it's not - that was also overt misogyny. Do you think people regularly tell scientists (of any gender) your current self is much better than your previous self (work)? 🤔 (it's not your colleague/superior feedback evaluating your work, it was uninvited student's comment, if I didn't misremember it for a couple of minutes since it was mentioned)

@jameshaws9986 2 года назад

@@al.the. the student said that the teacher's work was better than the student's sister's work. That student's sister was the teacher before transitioning. Making the student her brother.

@janetf23 2 года назад

👍 for the open mind of Ben Barres!

@destinylovelantern 2 года назад

Yesssss I love everything about this! You were a real one Dr. Ben Barres! 🙌🥰

@chriszanders23 2 года назад

Nowadays in America, I can't find not one white person that'll be somewhat honest and say that they're racist even just a bit, just to be socially accepted by their friends and the normalized community. Black Power Man 🤣🙋🏿‍♂️

@LittleMissTotoro 2 года назад

So nice to learn about the person behind glial cells. My neuro psychology book obviously just presented what we know of the cells. I am doing my PhD now, and I still remember moments from school where I'd 'logic' my way to an answer and my maths teacher would assume I had simply guessed. Although the answer was corrected. He could have calculated the odds of my being right. Not saying I was great at maths, it isn't my field, but I distinctly remember that feeling when teachers didn't believe me when I got something right on maths tests. it still hurts.

@TheSkyline77 2 года назад

Dr. Barres' autobiography is a good read if you can find it

@heathercameron1972 2 года назад

I remember seeing Ben Barres as a part of Lynn Conway’s “Successful Trans Men” website when I was a teen, and felt inspired by his transition. Now I get to hear about his life’s work! Thank you Ben for all your work. And thank you to SciShow for highlighting his work!

@marvintpandroid2213 2 года назад

Watches video... " cool subject, cool guy, this is going to trigger some people " Reads comments... " yup "

@thstroyur 2 года назад

@YouAre Cancer Yup - how rude of him to assume their identity - they can be anything they want, including square circles...

@DylanMatthewTurner 2 года назад

Gave me an idea to use in computer neural networks. If a glial cell doesn't send the right chemical message, a neuron can't send signals. Applying that to to computer networks, you could disable certain neurons at certain times, forcing stricter paths in different situations. That would affect both training and using the network. Might have some interesting results

@WsciekleMleko 2 года назад

Yes these results would be decreased accuracy of prediction.

@DylanMatthewTurner 2 года назад

@@WsciekleMleko Not necessarily

@WsciekleMleko 2 года назад

@@DylanMatthewTurner explain me how disabling most weighted neuron in any layer will not decrease acc of model?

@DylanMatthewTurner 2 года назад

@@WsciekleMleko It's not permanently disabled. You store multiple versions of the net. One with all enabled and some with various random neurons disabled. Just like the non-neuron cells sending different chemical signals will enable/disable the neurons in the brain. Another interpretation: If you think about layering each version together, then I suppose you could think of it as an extra dimension as well

@WsciekleMleko 2 года назад

@@DylanMatthewTurner ok you disable neurons copy then what? Retrain entire model? Other neuron will take same function over time. All you do is wasting computing time. Btw comparing progress and randomizing weights is already implemented. Why dont you gain basic knowledge about topic instead? This way you wont waste time on thinking of something that already exists or will have no real reason to exist.

@reffwe 2 года назад

Thank you for highlighting this scientist. A fascinating person with such an important perspective! Keep up the great work!

@isaachassle5454 2 года назад

Scishow: Here's a person who saw things differently, and how their life probably impacted that, and what they brought to science. Bigots: God dammit scishow, this isn't a normal video. What the hell?

@ooooneeee 2 года назад

@@melanieortiz712 nobody is denying Ben's chromosomes here. We're talking about his gender identity being male, not his biological sex.

@fghsgh 2 года назад

@@melanieortiz712 bigotry: obstinate or unreasonable attachment to a belief, opinion, or faction; in particular, prejudice against a person or people on the basis of their membership of a particular group. Your belief is that your simplistic view of biology is correct. The point of being transgender is not a "I am a man/woman despite biology," it is feeling so absolutely terrible about _not_ being a man/woman/enby that you would do _anything_ to fix it.

@arasharfa 2 года назад

@@melanieortiz712 gender is a social construct, not biology. biology is not heteronormative, our minds and culture are.

@tangatoto362 2 года назад

I knew from the title that this would be interesting, I didn’t realise obviously, just how moving it would be too.

@RohitPant04 2 года назад

Wow i had no idea how big of a contribution Dr. Ben Barres had made in the field of science. Thank You for this video. To more research in the places most overlooked!

@varunnikam 2 года назад

Thank you for telling us about ben.

@keithstray1267 2 года назад

Excellent vid before pride month ends. Im also a transman and I loved seeing this. ; w ; thank you. Edit: Didnt include this earlier but I do wanna say, this pride month in particular has been hard on the entire LGBTQ+ community. There's been a lot of recent attacks on transgender health and transgender children in particular in the US and its important not to forget that we're here and we matter. The T matters just as much as the LGBQI and A. Going forward, we will need everyones consistent support to weather the fight against us, inside and outside of the scientific community.

@alarcon99 2 года назад

You go on King with ur bad self! Know u r loved!

@AndersWatches 2 года назад

Here in the UK too, the rise in transphobia is insidious and terrifying.

@kariannecrysler640 2 года назад

A theory… almost all aspects of the human condition and pursuits will benefit from having an open minded approach 🍀👍💚

@catherinecat6182 2 года назад

as a trans person: im crying because im so happy you used all the right terminology, didnt misgender Ben even when talking about him before he transitioned, didnt deadname him, and took note that reducing barriers to entry and encouraging diversity are actually very beneficial things. Ben Barres is an idol and you did a fantastic job of honoring him

@juliaf_ 2 года назад

@@melanieortiz712 most major psych and medical organizations publically disagree with you, and very few, if any, agree.

@alarcon99 2 года назад

@@melanieortiz712 I hope your pupusas aren’t as sad and bitter as you are. Bye Felicia 😂

@SuperPickle15 2 года назад

@@melanieortiz712 your chromosomes define *what* you are, not who you are.

@MatthewOstergren 2 года назад

@@melanieortiz712 you say, "real help" but getting real help is transitioning. That is by far the most effective treatment for people who do not feel right in their assigned gender. It's what works. It's what keep trans people alive, happy, and productive. Maybe you should consider more why you are so uncomfortable with people being different from yourself.

@alarcon99 2 года назад

@@melanieortiz712 yes bitter and sad because YOU decide how ANYONE should live their lives?! You are a Filistine. And I pray you see the error or your ways. I’m sad for you. You are sad. Take this as a sign and look at yourself and the Sty in your eye.

@marycarolynkane8720 2 года назад

got this in on the last day of the month you have to respect the hustle

@mrjoe332 2 года назад

"he transitioned in 1997" that's sounds like the absolutely opposite of a good time

@wnyduchess 2 года назад

no kidding. Must've been terrible

@TheSkyline77 2 года назад

IIRC, it wasn't as bad as you would expect, according to his book. It was still really hard though of course

@wnyduchess 2 года назад

@@melanieortiz712 he

@ericthompson3982 2 года назад

My admiration to the incredible work of Dr. Barres. That's tough and respectable work on so many fronts.

@dumoulin11 2 года назад

Thank you Ben Barres.

@amaionnaise 2 года назад

Dr Barres was such an amazing person, inspiration and hero, my hero! thank you for all you have done, paving the way for equality in the science field. You were an amazing person Dr Barres, thank you for all you have done. I hope your parents know just how amazing the man they raised. Rest in peace Dr Barres🕊

@The_Cyber_System 2 года назад

Thank you Scishow. I've loved learning about the brain and neurons and glial cells from this channel and scishow psych over the years, I've learned a lot and this video is no exception. Learning that another trans person like me had a huge role in the research makes it so much more interesting and inspiring!

@andrewmcintyre4955 2 года назад

Thank you for keeping compassion and curiosity in all that you do.

@KaitLynnHt 2 года назад

I liked learning about Ben Barres. We need more transmasc role models.

@daniebello 2 года назад

I thought the title said overclocked brain cell, I was like HHHHWWWWWHHHHAAAAAAAAAATTTT?!?!

@proptart7933 2 года назад

I'm glad that wasn't just me 😅

@jakobfindlay4136 2 года назад

The optimist in me wants to believe that the papers did come off more intelligent then previous papers written as a women because of knowledge gained over the years but the realist in me knows it's purely gender equality

@asapmindblown5623 2 года назад

This whole channel is GOLD for learning new things 😍 Thank You !

@lottetenbraak4015 2 года назад

Thank you so much for this! When I transitioned to female I noticed my accomplishments were noted much less and my intelligence doubted much more . Generally this effect is even worse if people know I'm transgender. I think trans people have a unique perspective on gender equality that I wish the world would acknowledge more often. We can learn a lot from the story of dr. Barres (and his work on glial cells!)

@gregsettle9725 2 года назад

Yet another giant of science we've never heard of.

@loturzelrestaurant 2 года назад

@benmcreynolds8581 2 года назад

I love how sci-fi the Glial cells look. It's amazing. I love discovering new discoveries by looking at already known things in new ways with new perspectives and sometimes you realize we were overlooking a important thing right in front of us this entire time...

@williandalsoto806 2 года назад

What an interesting person!

@annefoley6950 2 года назад

What a delightful surprise in the middle of my morning routine. New science hero!

@twocvbloke 2 года назад

So, which cells are the ones responsible for calling up those awkward, cringe-inducing memories of past situations at the wrong moment? :P

@migitri 2 года назад

Since there are dendrite cells, maybe there are dend*wrong* cells too and they're responsible for all that. 🤔 Real answer: idk lol

@dorissaclaire 2 года назад

AND FOR PRIDE MONTH? Love to see it, Scishow 😘

@mr.mrs.d.7015 2 года назад

Thank you for highlighting such an amazing person. I would not have known about him if you hadnt.

@waterunderthebridge7950 2 года назад

I’d say glial cells being responsible for a very large chunk of malignant tumours in and around the nervous system makes for a good counter argument that we’re (out of necessity) not in fact ignoring glial cells

@fghsgh 2 года назад

Well, now we aren't. But back then we were.

@prestoncarlson8332 2 года назад

Rosa Cao is a philosopher at Stanford who has done a lot of work considering alternatives to the neural basis of consciousness, including studying how glial cells (e.g. astrocytes) fit a lot of how we think neurons contribute to consciousness.

@obieldenook1142 2 года назад

Great video. I always knew there was more than just neurons but never knew exactly what. Not that I know more about them, I want to learn better of how to help my cells out. Thanks a lot. Any videos you make on the health and what nutrients these glia require would be fantastic...or anything more on glia for that matter. Thanks for the video!

@rickyn3023 2 года назад

What a great story!

@rickyn3023 2 года назад

@@melanieortiz712 oh, I’m sorry that some of the world’s most accomplished individuals don’t live the lifestyle you approve of 🤣🤣 He certainly won’t be the last

@custos9209 2 года назад

I needed to know he existed, thank you SciShow...

@HBCrigs 2 года назад

A collection of neurons and glial cells studys neurons preferentially because of the shape of the wad they create

@AlvarM 2 года назад

What a loss for both the scientific world and the LGBT community

@aodigital9421 Год назад

Ben would certainly not feel that way today.

@Dani-ej1zl 2 года назад

Damn, what a badass! I'm glad he pursued researching glia. Little construction managers of the brain! And using his position to champion equality to a captive audience? Oh! Love it! What a beautiful and strong member of the trans community. May his memory inspire others to strive ever forward.

@chloelavoie5568 2 года назад

Aa a trans people I hadn't ever heard of Ben Benner but I'm glad he's getting some recognition I'm really inspired as I too want to research in physics more specifically

@johne.coughlan6824 2 года назад

Thanks, I know some images when I listen to TWIN. This week in neurology.

@emilyrusso5307 2 года назад

as per usual a lovely video!!

@_maxgray 2 года назад

Don't feed the trolls, y'all. They want you to engage. Report, down vote, ignore, and engage with the quality comments instead. Replying gives their hate air - starve it of attention instead.

@thstroyur 2 года назад

And who is "them", exactly?

@nisbahmumtaz909 2 года назад

Is it bad that I only see this as another term that us machine learning scientists will adopt for labeling newly novel node params/algos?

@thstroyur 2 года назад

It is, since that will only serve to perpetuate the illusion of the truth of physicalism

@stephanieparker1250 2 года назад

Big respect for Dr. Barres ✌️

@kassywilson9276 2 года назад

Could you please do an episode on which is better for the planet - cans or pouches - for shoppers trying to be green.

@The_Cyber_System 2 года назад

They did one on different shopping bags ie plastic vs fabric etc. Best practice is reduce reuse recycle in that order

@kassywilson7292 2 года назад

@@The_Cyber_System I’m aware of that one. My question pertains to things like tuna in a can vs tuna in a pouch, or cat food ditto. The one on shopping bags showed me that intuitive choices aren’t always right, and I’d like to have a better idea where to put my money.

@The_Cyber_System 2 года назад

@@kassywilson7292 I suppose that's a good point. Intuitive choices aren't always right. I've also not honestly heard of it being in a pouch. I'd never heard of it at all until I saw your comment. Would you be able to share a link where I can see an example? Is it like taking a pouch with you to the supermarket and taking the amount you want like a deli meat, or is it more like the packaging the tuna comes in?

@JNCressey 2 года назад

or glass bottles and jars. they can be returned to be refilled.

@eastdakota6954 2 года назад

Dr. Ben Barres is a legend in multiple ways. rest in peace, man

@randallhesse5011 2 года назад

I really like that SciShow gives good layman's understandable meaning to terms and their functioning. As for me (a bone-head) I need that. Other technical reports, I generally just get lost and confused.

@mattstyles2498 2 года назад

Rough segway to your sponsor but u pulled it off. Lol

@davidmccarthy6061 2 года назад

Isn't it up to my brain cells to engage with me? What good is a brain if I have to do everything!

@cynthiarevstrom8487 2 года назад

As a transperson myself it made me really happy hearing about Ben and what he did for gender equality and diversity. I try to encourage more diversity as it improves many other things too, not just research.

@The_Cyber_System 2 года назад

Thank you Cynthia. I'm also trans and try to do the same for the same reasons. I wish I'd known about Ben a few years ago, but I don't think I'd heard about Scishow or Glia back then when he was still around.

@ooooneeee 2 года назад

@@melanieortiz712 🤡

@The_Cyber_System 2 года назад

@@ooooneeee Don't reply, please just report and let RU-vid ban their account.

@TragoudistrosMPH 2 года назад

I was a neuro major and I never learned about his personal life, despite being very familiar with his findings. That's a bit unfortunate. (Ramon y Cajál is the only one who's personal life I learned about)

@rillrill1312 Год назад

cried a little bit, very inspiring, s/o ben

@PinataOblongata 2 года назад

I was trying to figure out why it struck me as "wrong" when you say oligos myelinate neurons, and then I realised that I was thinking of Schwann cells, which do the job in the peripheral nervous system. It's so bizarre to be that a core component of how neurons work is provided by another cell, rather than generated by the cell itself. Think about how synchronised the development of the two cell types would have to be for them to function correctly at the right time. And think about the fact the only reason you can think about that phenomenon is because it somehow works!

@AndyGneiss 2 года назад

Here's an idea of a topic for a future video: the science behind transitioning.

@Kyle-gw6qp 2 года назад

That is an awful idea that is guaranteed to piss of literally everyone. I imagine both trans rights activists and militant transphobes would be filling the comments with vitriol.

@thstroyur 2 года назад

I'm afraid that won't do, since it will scare many people away from doing it

@ilanwallace2220 2 года назад

That thumbnail is a new meme template

@Its_just_Avi 2 года назад

So, essentially glial cells and astrocytes are there to maintain & form synapses of neurons? Plz confirm or correct me by replying.

@antonioscendrategattico2302 2 года назад

That is one of the jobs of astrocytes, but they do a lot more than just that. They also form myelin sheaths and provide immunitary defense functions.

@Its_just_Avi 2 года назад

@@antonioscendrategattico2302 Thanks for informing

@antonioscendrategattico2302 2 года назад

@@Its_just_Avi No problem.

@CJordanNicholson 2 года назад

Great video! Thanks for being awesome!

@kimbeaux75 2 года назад

SciShow needs to put out a hot scientist calendar. Ben Barres gets my vote for January

@UHFStation1 2 года назад

I'm interested to know which brain cells don't replace themselves when they get old. With new senolytic drugs to clear damaged cells it would be good if more cells could replace themselves after damaged cells are wiped. Would hate to delete my memories in the cleaning process.

@patrickmccurry1563 2 года назад

I vaguely remember learning as a child in the 80s that Einstein had a smaller than average brain but far more glia cells.

@vampsprite69 2 года назад

stars in my brain!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! internal stars that regenerate my brain cells!!!!!! this just really gets me hyped up cus imagine the kind of problems that could be solved by studying non neuronal brain cells closer!!!!!! that and ben really paved the way for openly transgender scientists today and it really hits home as a trans man myself. in my opinion opening up about your gender identity and becoming more familiar with who you really are is an additional benefit that trans scientists have.(especially neuroscientists) we understand changing our physical bodies externally and internally and accepting that change is something that can be extremely useful and helpful. i feel like transitioning opens the mind to digging deeper into the way our brains really work, and these kind of studies are super important to me.

@AuliaAF 2 года назад

Probably, the reason why glial cells are often overlooked is also because they are trans :D Glia is often considered an immune cell, and it reacts to and produces various kinds of immune signal. So the best way to describe their function in the past is by describing them as "immune cell that eats bacteria and somehow feeds the neuron." It becomes even more confusing after we add.. "....and also controls synaptic potentiation, depression, synaptogenesis, and pruning. They also react to neurotransmitter (neuron communication chemical), produce neurotransmitter, and gets affected by immune response. So don't blame them when they cut too many synapse when you have a fever!"

@thesavoyard 2 года назад

Our brains cells are ignoring our brain cells?

@NullNoxproduction 2 года назад

I appreciate your videos, the videos are of great quality and wonderful information.

@LizzyMarieTina 2 года назад

I don't care about the personal lives of scientists. That is their business. I care about the discoveries and triumphs of their research, not what's between their legs.

@culi7068 2 года назад

(nobody asked)

@dexxus8078 2 года назад

1:42 Lookin' like a Biblical Angel there.

@tomflexster8064 2 года назад

I didn't even know we had brain cells.

@jamiedye6005 2 года назад

🏳️‍⚧️❤️ thanks Dr. Barres. thanks scishow

@Otis151 2 года назад

What’s the logo on his shirt from?

@anitareasontobelieve378 2 года назад

Glia are so important! I read glia can be born in the body with the Imprint of pain in them in the body. I hope that is wrong!

@jenmqkeeper 2 года назад

What an awesome guy! Thanks for sharing both science and inspiration in this video 🏳️‍⚧️

@CutieBanana09 2 года назад

Dr. Ben Barres is a perfect example of what we could accomplish if we just accepted trans people for what they are and didn’t harass them just for existing. We have a unique experience within society that provides a valuable insight into sexism and gender inequality but we’re so busy defending our right to exist in peace and happiness without getting murdered for it or barred from treatment that we can’t have these conversations safely.

@caspermadlener4191 2 года назад

There was actually a story about gender equality once we were captivated

@lumanaughty1025 2 года назад

Happy pride month y’all!

@thstroyur 2 года назад

Happy Roe v Wade Overthrow month y'all!

@Youtube221B 2 года назад

It's inspiring that the Scishow team talked about the benefits of diversity and the consequences of bias towards women and LGBTQ+.

@stephanieparker1250 2 года назад

That shirt makes me think of Q-Bert.

@shaynemaskall6984 2 года назад

A neuron is also called a nerve cell.

@queens.dee.223 2 года назад

I misread the title as "Overclocked Brain Cells" and instead learned about an amazing scientist and fellow trans person. Thank you for covering both the science and the scientist!

@HShango 2 года назад

One question, are astrocytes the white blood cells for the brain or not 🤨🤔

@GinamosWithCherryOnTop 2 года назад

Braincells illustrations looks like from hp lovecraft.

@Renisanxious 2 года назад

As a genderfluid STEM student, I owe a lot to people like Barres, and I look up to these trans* voices in STEM as they've paved the way for young trans* people in the community like me. I will always remember and appreciate the people that came before me because I wouldn't be here without them ❤️

@pepcorampouch4787 2 года назад

to be clear here, I am not tryina offend or anything but did somebody break your nose in a horrific manner? Hope its not an injury and you dont get one, I just am interested in how the body works including healing and I got nobody else with a crooked nose to ask but me