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"Immune cells called microglia don’t just fight pathogens. In the developing brain, they sculpt neuron branches, helping them to mature." nytimes.com/2019/08/29/sci…
Indeed there's a possibility that the meta-learning program in the brain originates from the microglia. I've written about this in 2016: medium.com/intuitionmachi…
Immune systems, even the CRISPR system, are intrinsically decentralized pattern matching systems. In fact, T-cells have been shown to grow into neuron-like structures.
Our understanding of neurons is so primitive that we barely have a clue as to how they learn. These artificially grown organoids appear to self-organize with the emergence of brain waves. Leaning requires self-organization in a guided process. Are microglia the key?
Recent (2018) studies have revealed the influence of microglia and brain plasticity: eneuro.org/content/5/5/EN…
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