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  1. 🧠 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

  2. 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

  3. 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?

  4. 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

  5. Another not-to-be-missed talk from the WWN series, tomorrow @ 5pm CET

    Cagla Eroglu | How do Astrocytes Sculpt Synaptic Circuits?
    world-wide.org/seminar/8674/

    #neuroscience #synapse #Astrocyte #systemsneuro #circuits

  6. Another not-to-be-missed talk from the WWN series, tomorrow @ 5pm CET

    Cagla Eroglu | How do Astrocytes Sculpt Synaptic Circuits?
    world-wide.org/seminar/8674/

    #neuroscience #synapse #Astrocyte #systemsneuro #circuits

  7. Another not-to-be-missed talk from the WWN series, tomorrow @ 5pm CET

    Cagla Eroglu | How do Astrocytes Sculpt Synaptic Circuits?
    world-wide.org/seminar/8674/

    #neuroscience #synapse #Astrocyte #systemsneuro #circuits

  8. Another not-to-be-missed talk from the WWN series, tomorrow @ 5pm CET

    Cagla Eroglu | How do Astrocytes Sculpt Synaptic Circuits?
    world-wide.org/seminar/8674/

    #neuroscience #synapse #Astrocyte #systemsneuro #circuits

  9. Another not-to-be-missed talk from the WWN series, tomorrow @ 5pm CET

    Cagla Eroglu | How do Astrocytes Sculpt Synaptic Circuits?
    world-wide.org/seminar/8674/

    #neuroscience #synapse #Astrocyte #systemsneuro #circuits