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  1. Newly mapped #brain networks link far-flung regions
    #Astrocyte networks in #mice link distant brain regions in ways nerve cell wiring does not.
    This system, made of star-shaped cells called #astrocytes, is no relic, a new study reports. It’s operational, linking locales near and far in flexible, mysterious ways.
    What’s more, astrocyte networks may also have roles in disorders such as #Alzheimer’s disease, traumatic brain injuries and stroke.
    sciencenews.org/article/astroc
    archive.ph/MKkcZ

  2. Newly mapped #brain networks link far-flung regions
    #Astrocyte networks in #mice link distant brain regions in ways nerve cell wiring does not.
    This system, made of star-shaped cells called #astrocytes, is no relic, a new study reports. It’s operational, linking locales near and far in flexible, mysterious ways.
    What’s more, astrocyte networks may also have roles in disorders such as #Alzheimer’s disease, traumatic brain injuries and stroke.
    sciencenews.org/article/astroc
    archive.ph/MKkcZ

  3. To capture this local heterogeneity, the authors developed a #multiphoton #FLIM approach with the Na⁺ indicator ING-2 and #astrocyte labeling, enabling quantitative Na⁺ measurements in individual #astrocytes and their processes. This is important because astrocytic Na⁺ is not just a bulk somatic variable. It varies locally across branches and subdomains, where K⁺ uptake and #glutamate-linked Na⁺ influx are regulated.

    #Neuroscience #Imaging

  4. To capture this local heterogeneity, the authors developed a #multiphoton #FLIM approach with the Na⁺ indicator ING-2 and #astrocyte labeling, enabling quantitative Na⁺ measurements in individual #astrocytes and their processes. This is important because astrocytic Na⁺ is not just a bulk somatic variable. It varies locally across branches and subdomains, where K⁺ uptake and #glutamate-linked Na⁺ influx are regulated.

    #Neuroscience #Imaging

  5. To capture this local heterogeneity, the authors developed a #multiphoton #FLIM approach with the Na⁺ indicator ING-2 and #astrocyte labeling, enabling quantitative Na⁺ measurements in individual #astrocytes and their processes. This is important because astrocytic Na⁺ is not just a bulk somatic variable. It varies locally across branches and subdomains, where K⁺ uptake and #glutamate-linked Na⁺ influx are regulated.

    #Neuroscience #Imaging

  6. To capture this local heterogeneity, the authors developed a #multiphoton #FLIM approach with the Na⁺ indicator ING-2 and #astrocyte labeling, enabling quantitative Na⁺ measurements in individual #astrocytes and their processes. This is important because astrocytic Na⁺ is not just a bulk somatic variable. It varies locally across branches and subdomains, where K⁺ uptake and #glutamate-linked Na⁺ influx are regulated.

    #Neuroscience #Imaging

  7. To capture this local heterogeneity, the authors developed a #multiphoton #FLIM approach with the Na⁺ indicator ING-2 and #astrocyte labeling, enabling quantitative Na⁺ measurements in individual #astrocytes and their processes. This is important because astrocytic Na⁺ is not just a bulk somatic variable. It varies locally across branches and subdomains, where K⁺ uptake and #glutamate-linked Na⁺ influx are regulated.

    #Neuroscience #Imaging

  8. 🧠🎨 New paper by Meyer et al: #astrocytic #sodium #homeostasis is not uniform. Using multiphoton #FLIM in #mouse #brain slices and #invivo, they show strong #cellular and #subcellular heterogeneity in astrocytic Na⁺ levels.

    Processes contain more Na⁺ than somata, Na⁺ varies between #astrocyte branches, and distinct Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase subunit patterns help tune local K⁺ uptake and #glutamate-linked Na⁺ influx.

    🌍 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-734

    #Neuroscience #Astrocytes #Neurobiology #NeuralDynamics

  9. 🧠🎨 New paper by Meyer et al: #astrocytic #sodium #homeostasis is not uniform. Using multiphoton #FLIM in #mouse #brain slices and #invivo, they show strong #cellular and #subcellular heterogeneity in astrocytic Na⁺ levels.

    Processes contain more Na⁺ than somata, Na⁺ varies between #astrocyte branches, and distinct Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase subunit patterns help tune local K⁺ uptake and #glutamate-linked Na⁺ influx.

    🌍 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-734

    #Neuroscience #Astrocytes #Neurobiology #NeuralDynamics

  10. 🧠🎨 New paper by Meyer et al: #astrocytic #sodium #homeostasis is not uniform. Using multiphoton #FLIM in #mouse #brain slices and #invivo, they show strong #cellular and #subcellular heterogeneity in astrocytic Na⁺ levels.

    Processes contain more Na⁺ than somata, Na⁺ varies between #astrocyte branches, and distinct Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase subunit patterns help tune local K⁺ uptake and #glutamate-linked Na⁺ influx.

    🌍 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-734

    #Neuroscience #Astrocytes #Neurobiology #NeuralDynamics

  11. 🧠🎨 New paper by Meyer et al: #astrocytic #sodium #homeostasis is not uniform. Using multiphoton #FLIM in #mouse #brain slices and #invivo, they show strong #cellular and #subcellular heterogeneity in astrocytic Na⁺ levels.

    Processes contain more Na⁺ than somata, Na⁺ varies between #astrocyte branches, and distinct Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase subunit patterns help tune local K⁺ uptake and #glutamate-linked Na⁺ influx.

    🌍 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-734

    #Neuroscience #Astrocytes #Neurobiology #NeuralDynamics

  12. 🧠🎨 New paper by Meyer et al: #astrocytic #sodium #homeostasis is not uniform. Using multiphoton #FLIM in #mouse #brain slices and #invivo, they show strong #cellular and #subcellular heterogeneity in astrocytic Na⁺ levels.

    Processes contain more Na⁺ than somata, Na⁺ varies between #astrocyte branches, and distinct Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase subunit patterns help tune local K⁺ uptake and #glutamate-linked Na⁺ influx.

    🌍 doi.org/10.1038/s41467-026-734

    #Neuroscience #Astrocytes #Neurobiology #NeuralDynamics

  13. 🧠 New paper by Cooper et al., who introduce a method to trace #astrocyte #gapjunction networks in vivo and show that astrocytes form selective, plastic networks linking specific #brain regions rather than one diffuse brain-wide syncytium. These networks can span long distances, differ from known #neuronal projections, and reorganize after sensory deprivation:

    📄 nature.com/articles/s41586-026

    #Neuroscience #BrainConnectivity

  14. 🧠 New paper by Cooper et al., who introduce a method to trace #astrocyte #gapjunction networks in vivo and show that astrocytes form selective, plastic networks linking specific #brain regions rather than one diffuse brain-wide syncytium. These networks can span long distances, differ from known #neuronal projections, and reorganize after sensory deprivation:

    📄 nature.com/articles/s41586-026

    #Neuroscience #BrainConnectivity

  15. 🧠 New paper by Cooper et al., who introduce a method to trace #astrocyte #gapjunction networks in vivo and show that astrocytes form selective, plastic networks linking specific #brain regions rather than one diffuse brain-wide syncytium. These networks can span long distances, differ from known #neuronal projections, and reorganize after sensory deprivation:

    📄 nature.com/articles/s41586-026

    #Neuroscience #BrainConnectivity

  16. 🧠 New paper by Cooper et al., who introduce a method to trace #astrocyte #gapjunction networks in vivo and show that astrocytes form selective, plastic networks linking specific #brain regions rather than one diffuse brain-wide syncytium. These networks can span long distances, differ from known #neuronal projections, and reorganize after sensory deprivation:

    📄 nature.com/articles/s41586-026

    #Neuroscience #BrainConnectivity

  17. 🧠 New paper by Cooper et al., who introduce a method to trace #astrocyte #gapjunction networks in vivo and show that astrocytes form selective, plastic networks linking specific #brain regions rather than one diffuse brain-wide syncytium. These networks can span long distances, differ from known #neuronal projections, and reorganize after sensory deprivation:

    📄 nature.com/articles/s41586-026

    #Neuroscience #BrainConnectivity

  18. Helping Spinal Cords Heal. The neural support cell, the astrocyte, plays a crucial role in spinal cord healing following injury. #spinalcord #injury #astrocyte #ccn1
    instagram.com/p/DVMhrgcjtgO/

  19. Helping Spinal Cords Heal. The neural support cell, the astrocyte, plays a crucial role in spinal cord healing following injury. #spinalcord #injury #astrocyte #ccn1
    instagram.com/p/DVMhrgcjtgO/

  20. What's the function of #histamine -1-receptors (H1Rs) on cortical astrocytes? @KiraPoskanzer & co show that astrocytic H1R signaling modulates Ca2+ activity, extracellular adenosine & REM #sleep, revealing a key #astrocyte role in sleep-wake regulation @PLOSBiology plos.io/4gRj9Ap

  21. What's the function of #histamine -1-receptors (H1Rs) on cortical astrocytes? @KiraPoskanzer & co show that astrocytic H1R signaling modulates Ca2+ activity, extracellular adenosine & REM #sleep, revealing a key #astrocyte role in sleep-wake regulation @PLOSBiology plos.io/4gRj9Ap

  22. i've seen a few papers in the last 10 years demonstrating direct #astrocyte involvement in a variety of brain functions normally associated with #neurons... does this mean that the definition of the #connectome should be somehow augmented with astrocyte topologies, relative to the neuronal ones?

  23. i've seen a few papers in the last 10 years demonstrating direct #astrocyte involvement in a variety of brain functions normally associated with #neurons... does this mean that the definition of the #connectome should be somehow augmented with astrocyte topologies, relative to the neuronal ones?

  24. For the #astrocyte crowd?

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    #AcademicSpam

  25. Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab Shields Brain from Free-Roaming Amyloid Fibrils

    Amyloid beta protein forms small aggregates that disrupt brain function in Alzheimer’s disease.
    Lecanemab, a recently FDA-approved Alzheimer’s treatment, can neutralize these disruptive aggregates, hinting at its potential to slow down the disease’s cognitive decline.

    #Neuroscience #Brain #Neurology #NeurologicalDiseases #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #Neurodegeneration #Astrocyte #Neuron #Alzheimer #CognitiveDecline #CognitiveDysfunction #MemoryLoss #BetaAmyloid #AmyloidFibrils #Immunotherapy #Lecanemab

    neurosciencenews.com/amyloid-f

  26. Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab Shields Brain from Free-Roaming Amyloid Fibrils

    Amyloid beta protein forms small aggregates that disrupt brain function in Alzheimer’s disease.
    Lecanemab, a recently FDA-approved Alzheimer’s treatment, can neutralize these disruptive aggregates, hinting at its potential to slow down the disease’s cognitive decline.

    #Neuroscience #Brain #Neurology #NeurologicalDiseases #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #Neurodegeneration #Astrocyte #Neuron #Alzheimer #CognitiveDecline #CognitiveDysfunction #MemoryLoss #BetaAmyloid #AmyloidFibrils #Immunotherapy #Lecanemab

    neurosciencenews.com/amyloid-f

  27. Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab Shields Brain from Free-Roaming Amyloid Fibrils

    Amyloid beta protein forms small aggregates that disrupt brain function in Alzheimer’s disease.
    Lecanemab, a recently FDA-approved Alzheimer’s treatment, can neutralize these disruptive aggregates, hinting at its potential to slow down the disease’s cognitive decline.

    #Neuroscience #Brain #Neurology #NeurologicalDiseases #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #Neurodegeneration #Astrocyte #Neuron #Alzheimer #CognitiveDecline #CognitiveDysfunction #MemoryLoss #BetaAmyloid #AmyloidFibrils #Immunotherapy #Lecanemab

    neurosciencenews.com/amyloid-f

  28. Alzheimer’s Drug Lecanemab Shields Brain from Free-Roaming Amyloid Fibrils

    Amyloid beta protein forms small aggregates that disrupt brain function in Alzheimer’s disease.
    Lecanemab, a recently FDA-approved Alzheimer’s treatment, can neutralize these disruptive aggregates, hinting at its potential to slow down the disease’s cognitive decline.

    #Neuroscience #Brain #Neurology #NeurologicalDiseases #NeurodegenerativeDiseases #Neurodegeneration #Astrocyte #Neuron #Alzheimer #CognitiveDecline #CognitiveDysfunction #MemoryLoss #BetaAmyloid #AmyloidFibrils #Immunotherapy #Lecanemab

    neurosciencenews.com/amyloid-f

  29. A new study has revealed that astrocytes, a type of brain cell, can turn into neurons and restore memory in mice with Alzheimer’s disease. Astrocytes are star-shaped glial cells that support and protect neurons. The study found that activating a gene called Ascl1 in astrocytes can reprogram them into functional neurons and reverse cognitive decline. The study offers a potential new strategy for treating Alzheimer’s disease.

    #astrocyte #neuron #Alzheimer’s

    neurosciencenews.com/astrocyte

  30. A new study has revealed that astrocytes, a type of brain cell, can turn into neurons and restore memory in mice with Alzheimer’s disease. Astrocytes are star-shaped glial cells that support and protect neurons. The study found that activating a gene called Ascl1 in astrocytes can reprogram them into functional neurons and reverse cognitive decline. The study offers a potential new strategy for treating Alzheimer’s disease.

    #astrocyte #neuron #Alzheimer’s

    neurosciencenews.com/astrocyte