This review is focused on purinergic neurotransmission, ie, ATP released from nerves as a
transmitter or cotransmitter to act as an extracellular signaling molecule on both pre-and …

Intercellular calcium (Ca2+) waves (ICWs) represent the propagation of increases in
intracellular Ca2+ through a syncytium of cells and appear to be a fundamental mechanism …

Several lines of evidence indicate that the elaborated calcium signals and the occurrence of
calcium waves in astrocytes provide these cells with a specific form of excitability. The …

Connexin channels are known to be permeable to a variety of cytoplasmic molecules. The
first observation of second messenger junctional permeability, made∼ 30 years ago …

This is a book on mathematical neuroscience, in which the unifying theme is wavelike
phenomena at multiple spatial and temporal scales. There are already several excellent …

The computational neuroscience field has heavily concentrated on the modeling of neuronal
functions, largely ignoring other brain cells, including one type of glial cell, the astrocytes …

The complexity of the signaling network that underlies astrocyte-synapse interactions may
seem discouraging when tackled from a theoretical perspective. Computational modeling is …

The idea that astrocytes may be active partners in synaptic information processing has
recently emerged from abundant experimental reports. Because of their spatial proximity to …

Many essential physiological processes are controlled by calcium. To ensure reliability and
specificity, calcium signals are highly organized in time and space in the form of oscillations …

Intercellular channels formed by connexin proteins play a pivotal role in the direct movement
of ions and larger cytoplasmic solutes between vascular endothelial cells, between vascular …