Astrocytes vs. Neurons (IMAGE) Picower Institute at MIT Caption In this image of the mouse visual cortex, astrocytes stained red on the left appear about as abundant as neurons stained green on the right. Credit Rodrigo Garcia/Picower Institute for Learning and Memory Usage Restrictions with credit License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.