Glial (Neuroglial) cells do not conduct nerve impulses, but, instead, support, nourish, and protect the neurons. Glial cells are far more numerous than neurons and, unlike neurons, are capable of mitosis.

Do glial cells transmit information?

It was already known that distinct glial cells receive information from neurons. However, it was unknown that these same glial cells also transmit information to neurons. ... In mammalian brains glial cells outnumber nerve cells, but their functions are still largely unelucidated.

What are cells that transmit impulses?

The cells in nervous tissue that generate and conduct impulses are called neurons or nerve cells. These cells have three principal parts: the dendrites, the cell body, and one axon. The main part of the cell, the part that carries on the general functions, is the cell body.