Conference on Glial-Neuronal Interaction; Cambridge, England; September 4-7, 1990

神经细胞和神经胶质细胞是神经系统中存在的主要细胞类型。神经胶质细胞围绕着神经细胞，构成神经系统质量的一半以上。传统的观点认为神经胶质细胞只是神经细胞之间的填充物，然而，随着新技术的出现，人们已经确定神经胶质细胞在神经发生、神经再生和神经功能等许多神经元过程中发挥着至关重要的作用。胶质细胞已被证明以复杂的方式与神经细胞相互作用，这对神经系统的健康至关重要。由纽约科学院主办的一次会议计划将研究人员聚集在一起，研究涉及脊椎动物和无脊椎动物系统的体内和体外准备工作。本次会议的目的是讨论神经胶质细胞在细胞生物学和生理学方面的最新进展，并研究未来最有希望的发展路线。

Nerve cells and glial cells are the major cell types present within the nervous system. Glia cells surround nerve cells and constitutes more than half the mass of the nervous system. The traditional view was that glial cells were just space fillers between nerve cells, however, with the advent of new technologies, it has been determined that glia plays a crucial role in many neuronal processes such as neurogenesis, neural regeneration and neural function. Glia have been shown to interact with nerve cells in complex ways that are essential for the health of the nervous system. A conferences under the auspices of the New York Academy of Sciences has been planned to bring together investigators studying in vivo and in vitro preparations involving vertebrate and invertebrate systems. The intent of this meeting is to discuss the recent advances in the cell biology and physiology of glial cells and to examine the most promising lines of future development.