RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 The Role of Microglia in the Healthy Brain JF The Journal of Neuroscience JO J. Neurosci. FD Society for Neuroscience SP 16064 OP 16069 DO 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4158-11.2011 VO 31 IS 45 A1 Tremblay, Marie-Ève A1 Stevens, Beth A1 Sierra, Amanda A1 Wake, Hiroaki A1 Bessis, Alain A1 Nimmerjahn, Axel YR 2011 UL http://www.jneurosci.org/content/31/45/16064.abstract AB Microglia were recently shown to play unexpected roles in normal brain development and adult physiology. This has begun to dramatically change our view of these resident “immune” cells. Here, we briefly review topics covered in our 2011 Society for Neuroscience minisymposium “The Role of Microglia in the Healthy Brain.” This summary is not meant to be a comprehensive review of microglia physiology, but rather to share new results and stimulate further research into the cellular and molecular mechanisms by which microglia influence postnatal development, adult neuronal plasticity, and circuit function.