{"id":544115,"date":"2023-09-11T22:44:18","date_gmt":"2023-09-12T04:44:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/los-cientificos-descubren-un-nuevo-tipo-de-celula-cerebral-eacr\/"},"modified":"2023-09-11T22:51:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-12T04:51:14","slug":"scientists-discover-a-new-type-of-brain-cell-eacr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-7b2a-cerebrodigitalnet.wpcomstaging.com\/en\/scientists-discover-a-new-type-of-brain-cell-eacr\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientists discover a new type of brain cell"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swiss researchers have discovered a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freethink.com\/science\/brain-cell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new type of brain cell<\/a> that appears to be a hybrid of neurons and glial cells.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"aligncenter wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" 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