Neuroscience
by Matthew Sparks · updated 3mo ago
Neuroscience
- Researchers at the University Hospital Bonn (UKB) and the University of Bonn are using a biophysical model to clarify how astrocytes interact with nerve cells to regulate rapid adaptation to new information.
from Astrocytes: The Unsung Heroes of Learning and Memory - Neuroscience News by Lorenzo Squadrani
Matthew Sparks added 3mo ago
This goes along with the suggestion from that Glutamate & MDD lecture I love on YouTube given to psychiatry med students where the lecturer/professor claims that glial cells are the real stars in much of the processes that are major areas of study right now in mental illness.
Astrocytes regulate synaptic plasticity, which is essential for learning and memory. Their dysfunction can lead to significant cognitive decline.
Also, the researchers referring to themselves as Computational Neuroscientists—just a heads up! Ideas related to this collection