Since astrocytes have many processes and can link up with many different synapses, they may dramatically increase the storage capacity of the brain while also keeping it very efficient. However, more ...

As a neuromodulator, norepinephrine is a powerful force in the brain. We all know it orchestrates rapid changes in behavior such as the fight-or-flight response. Fewer people know that astrocytes ...

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 ...

In earlier mouse research, she found hints that the potassium channels of astrocytes in the lateral habenula were upregulated and that some cross-talk between neurons and astrocytes was happening in ...

In earlier mouse research, she found hints that the potassium channels of astrocytes in the lateral habenula were upregulated and that some cross-talk between neurons and astrocytes was happening in ...

The paper presents the mathematical model of cortical spreading depolarisation and its effect on inverse neurovascular coupling. The paper considers the potassium ion channels present in the ...

Astrocytes, otherwise known as star cells due to their shape, play various roles in the brain, and many are focused on the health and activity of their neighboring neurons.

Researchers at CNIO discovered that cancer manipulates brain cells called astrocytes, causing them to produce a protein that supports tumors. A drug, silibinin, can block this protein and may improve ...

They isolated ordinary astrocytes and brain stem cells from the ventricular-subventricular zone (vSVZ), a region of adult mice brains with young neurons. They analyzed gene expression data as well ...

Function Astrocytes have a variety of functions within the brain and central nervous system as a whole. Astrocytes provide nutrients to neurons while maintaining the balance between cellular ions such ...