Article 1: Fields, R.D., Araque, A., Johansen-Berg, H., Lim, S.S., Lynch, G., Nave, K.A., . . . Wake, H. (2014). Glial biology in learning and cognition. The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry, 20(5), 426-431. doi: 10.1177/1073858413504465

Questions that apply to this article:

1. How are glia different from neurons?

2. How can glia influence learning and memory?

3. Why is it important to consider the role of glia when trying to understand brain function?

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Article 2: Lenz, K.M., & McCarthy, M.M. (in press). A starring role for microglia in brain sex differences. The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry. doi: 10.1177/1073858414536468

Questions that apply to this article:

1. What is the role of the microglia in the brain?

2. How could microglia influence sex differences in the brain?

3. Describe some sex-related differences in the brain.

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Article 3: Ziv, N.E., & Fisher-Lavie, A. (2014). Presynaptic and postsynaptic scaffolds: dynamics fast and slow. The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry, 20(5), 439-452. doi: 10.1177/1073858414523321

Questions that apply to this article:

1. Name and describe some of the cellular components that make up or are involved in the synapse.

2. How much do these elements change over time?

3. Describe some ways researchers can study the synapse.

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Article 4: Collin, G., & van den Heuvel, M.P. (2013). The ontogeny of the human connectome: development and dynamic changes of brain connectivity across the life span. The Neuroscientist : a review journal bringing neurobiology, neurology and psychiatry, 19(6), 616-628. doi: 10.1177/1073858413503712

Questions that apply to this article:

1. Describe what is meant by the “connectome”

2. How does the connectome change as we age and develop?

3. How can the connectome be studied by psychologists?

4. What might be the result if the connectome develops in a way that is not typical?