CRISPR construct to genetically ablate the GABA transporter GAT3 in the mouse visual cortex, with effects on population-level neuronal activity. This work is important, as it sheds light on how GAT3 ...

In those critters, NE spurred calcium signaling in astrocytes, which, in turn, skewed dopaminergic neuron activity and behavior (Ma et al., 2016). Still, the extent to which astrocytes were necessary ...

Astrocytes are star shaped cells that make up around 35% of human brain cells. They were once thought of as cells that simply supported neurons in the central nervous system (CNS). But in recent years ...

The overlooked astrocyte: Star-shaped brain cells may form specialized networks for reward learning by Ingrid Fadelli, Phys.org ...

Astrocytes — named for their star-like shape — are a type of brain cell as abundant as neurons in the central nervous system, ...

Researchers reviewed existing data on the neurodegenerative effects of astrocyte-derived lipocalin-2 (LCN-2).

Researchers have uncovered novel aspects of astrocyte function in olfactory, or smell, perception revealing changes in their gene expression patterns that turn these brain cells into a hub of ...

Serotonin is well known for its contribution to normal brain function as well as being involved in addiction and depression. “Here we discovered a new function of serotonin in astrocytes. Serotonin ...

A newly discovered brain circuit recruits brain cells called astrocytes to calm overactive neurons to produce a calming and relaxing effect.

When astrocyte function is disrupted, neurons in the brain’s motor cortex struggle to execute and refine motion, a new MIT study in mice shows.