Mathematical modelling is being used in many areas of the biological sciences to gain a deeper understanding of the complex mechanisms governing the natural world. No field has more to gain from this type of analysis than the most complex object known, the brain. Glia cells coordinate chemical signalling within the brain. There is great variation in how this is performed, with intercellular communication via gap junctions and extracellular communication via diffusion participating to different degrees within different types of glial cells. Using this as a base, this book draws together...