Long overlooked and underestimated, glial cells—non-neuronal cells that support, protect and communicate with neurons—are ...

New research highlights how astrocytes, long considered mere support cells, actively shape brain network dynamics.

Fatty diets and obesity affect the structure and function of astrocytes, the star-shaped brain cells located in the striatum, ...

A Florida Atlantic University study shows that astrocytes, glial cells long viewed as passive, actively influence brain ...

Researchers from CNRS and Université Paris Cité found that fatty diets and obesity alter astrocyte function in the striatum.

Astrocytes, once considered merely supportive elements in the central nervous system (CNS), are now recognized as integral to ...

A new study reveals that astrocytes, star-shaped brain cells in the striatum, are key players in how obesity alters brain function and metabolism.

Fatty diets and obesity affect the structure and function of astrocytes1, the star-shaped brain cells located in the striatum, a brain region involved ...

However, he continues, “our knowledge of astrocytes has undergone a renaissance over the past 20 years, highlighted by the identification of dynamic physiological activities, key roles in ...

Memory capacity Astrocytes have a variety of support functions in the brain: They clean up debris, provide nutrients to neurons, and help to ensure an adequate blood supply.

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 ...