Microglia
Microglia are the brain's cleaners and guards.
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- Shelf
- Tiny World
- Kind
- Built from a recipe
- Sound
- Yes
- Licenses
- Own work (made in the page)
How to play
Tap it to reach out its arms and sweep them to and fro.
Its controls
| Control | Kind | Range | Start |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reach and sweep | Tap | ||
| Sense | Button | ||
| Cell | Color | #f08a4b |
About it
Microglia are the brain's cleaners and guards. They are small cells with thin, branching arms, spread all through the brain, and they keep moving their arms to check the space around them, clearing away waste and worn-out parts.
This one's six arms feel about gently all the time. Tap it and every arm stretches out, sweeps to and fro twice, and draws back in. Real microglia can sweep over their whole patch of brain in a few hours, and they help keep the connections between neurons tidy.
Details
- Splats
- Opens at 200,000 at Mid Detail, 59,997 at Low, and up to 200,000 at Max
Sources and credits
Made in Splashery. Its code is MIT.
Share it
This link opens it in the Playground. To put it on your own page, add the element and one script tag. Every option.
https://splashery.app/play/?toy=microglia
<script type="module" src="https://splashery.app/play/src/element.js"></script> <splashery-toy toy="microglia"></splashery-toy>
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