http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=marijuana-reveals-memory-mechanism
I wonder what the implications are for brain preservation and whole brain emulation? If glial cells are important, then saving and emulating the neurons alone probably won't be enough.
I've been of the opinion for a while that we should be planning on modelling glia just to be on the safe side.
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=marijuana-reveals-memory-mechanism
I wonder what the implications are for brain preservation and whole brain emulation? If glial cells are important, then saving and emulating the neurons alone probably won't be enough.