A conceptual framework for astrocyte function

C Murphy-Royal, SN Ching, T Papouin - Nature neuroscience, 2023 - nature.com
The participation of astrocytes in brain computation was hypothesized in 1992, coinciding
with the discovery that these cells display a form of intracellular Ca2+ signaling sensitive to …

A sensitive period for the development of episodic-like memory in mice

AI Ramsaran, S Ventura, J Gallucci, ML De Snoo… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Episodic-like memory is a later-developing cognitive function supported by the
hippocampus. In mice, the formation of extracellular perineuronal nets in subfield CA1 of the …

Astrocyte glucocorticoid receptors mediate sex-specific changes in activity following stress

L Depaauw-Holt, S Hamane, S Peyrard, B Rogers… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
Interactions between orexin neurons and astrocytes in the lateral hypothalamus influence
activity levels including circadian and motivated behaviour. These behaviors are disrupted …