Webs of star-shaped cells called astrocytes connect distant parts of the brain, allowing long-distance exchange of molecules.

A Nature study reveals that astrocytes form selective, plastic gap junction networks linking specific brain regions, which can reorganize in adults after sensory deprivation. Using a novel in vivo ...

Discovery that astrocyte networks shrink and reroute after a loss of sensory signals suggests they may be shaped by experience.

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is an inherited genetic developmental condition that strongly impacts brain development. Despite the ...

Cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, according to a new ...

Cells long thought to play a secondary role in brain function build their own far-reaching connections, a new study in mice showed. These pathways appear to connect distant regions in ways that have ...

Researchers have unveiled two major neuroscience advances: Salk Institute scientists reduced seizures in Fragile X syndrome mice by suppressing a protein pathway in astrocytes, while separate teams in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A Boston-area clinical stage drug discovery and development company announced $6 million in pre-Series B bridge ...

When astrocyte function is disrupted, neurons in the brain's motor cortex struggle to execute and refine motion, a new study in mice shows. From steering a car to swinging a tennis racket, we learn to ...

Astrocytes form large networks of interconnected cells in the central nervous system. When these cell-to-cell couplings are disrupted in the brain of adult mice, the animals are no longer able to ...