Neuro-Astro Companionship: Investigate it in the Context of alarger Whole

Abstract

Investigation on astrocytes, the largest number of cells in the brain, although ignored for a long period in neuroscience for different scientific mindsets, has been changing slowly for the last twenty five years. Their relationship has transcended from master-servant relation to partnership in metabolic signaling and exchange of useful resources, close friendship with sharing of vital information, and coupling for psychic and emotional relationship. Understanding that neuroscience of consciousness is not the cake-walk of the neurons alone, this paper looks at neuro-astro companionship from the viewpoint of neuroscience of consciousness through the transparency of the yang-yin metaphor. The set perspective leads us to investigate this special companionship in the context of the Buddha-state of the brain.