Nervenkitt: Notes on the history of the concept of neuroglia

Abstract

The evolution of concepts concerning the identity and the functions of neuroglia is traced. Some of the main ideas in the works of Virchow, Deiters, Golgi, Lenhossék, Lugaro, Ramón y Cajal, del Río-Hortega, Achúcarro, Penfield, and others are highlighted.