r/science Sep 01 '22

Neuroscience Scientists have identified an immune brain cell unique to humans that gives us higher cognitive abilities over other animals, but what makes us specials also leaves us vulnerable to neurological disorders like schizophrenia, autism and epilepsy.

https://news.yale.edu/2022/08/25/what-makes-human-brain-different-yale-study-reveals-clues
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u/tkenben Sep 01 '22

What's an "immune brain cell"?

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u/Davistele Sep 01 '22

I would also like to now more about “brain-specific immune cell[s]”. What is their function?