Astrocytes are non-neuronal cells that regulate synapses, neuronal circuits, and behavior.
Astrocytes ensheath neuronal synapses to form the tripartite synapse where astrocytes …

Insights into the role astrocytes and microglia play in normal and diseased brain functioning
has expanded drastically over the last decade. Recently, chemogenetic tools have emerged …

Addiction is a leading cause of disease burden worldwide and remains a challenge in
current neuroscience research. Drug-induced lasting changes in gene expression are …

Astrocytes are fundamental components of brain information processing and possess the
ability to respond to synaptic signaling with increases in cytoplasmic calcium and modulate …

Recent evidence suggests that alcohol use disorder (AUD) may manifest itself differently in
women compared to men. Women experience AUDs on an accelerated timeline and may …

Adolescence is a developmental period that encompasses, but is not limited to, puberty and
continues into early adulthood. During this period, maturation and refinement are observed …

Chemogenetics enables precise, non-invasive, and reversible modulation of neural activity
via the activation of engineered receptors that are pharmacologically selective to …

Adolescent alcohol abuse is a significant public health concern, with approximately 4.3
million US adolescents reporting monthly binge drinking. Excessive ethanol consumption …

Astrocytes are present throughout the brain and intimately interact with neurons and blood
vessels. Three decades of research have shown that astrocytes reciprocally communicate …

The neuroimmune system of the brain, which is comprised primarily of astrocytes and
microglia, regulates a variety of homeostatic mechanisms that underlie normal brain …