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It became evident over the last 20 years that glial cells are involved in virtually every aspect of nervous system function. Neurons and glia exchange chemical signals that are essential for the normal function of the nervous system, and are crucial in disease. Recently it was discovered that glial cells also act as neural stem cells both in early development and adulthood, and in synapse formatio ...

The major interest of my research activity is to understand the pathophysiological mechanisms leading to the development of obesity, particularly focusing on the role of the central nervous system (CNS) in this context. The CNS is the critical organ for the coordination of intracellular metabolic processes that are essential to guarantee energy homeostasis at the organism level. Thus, centering my ...