Astrocytes, once thought to be mere brain “support cells,” are now revealed to be key players in fear memory. Researchers found they actively help form, recall, and weaken fear responses by ...
The human brain holds a staggering number of connections, yet scientists have long struggled to explain how it stores so much ...
New neuroscience research identifies Glutamine Synthetase as the key enzyme driving postnatal brain maturation and neuronal ...
A newly published study in Protein and Cell identifies glutamine synthetase, an enzyme concentrated in brain support cells ...
Astrocytes are found throughout the brain. Each astrocyte is in contact with several neurons and more than 100'000 synapses. A new study shows that, at the microscopic level, dozens of synapses from ...