Connections made via apical synapses seemed to be strengthened by movement information more than those made via basal ...

We specifically focus on the role of microglia and astrocytes in reorganization of synapses and neural circuits. We aim to reveal the underlying mechanisms by which the brain adapts to its environment ...

They found that in mice lacking cannabinoid receptors on astrocytes, the inhibitory synapses in the visual cortex did not mature normally. These synapses remained in a more immature state ...

Activating the astrocyte ensemble specifically stimulates synaptic activity or communication in the corresponding neuron engram. This astrocyte-neuron communication flows both ways; astrocytes and ...

Astrocytes are the major glial cell in the central nervous system. These polarized cells elaborate numerous processes that ensheath the vasculature and contact synapses. Astrocytes play important ...

Between the axon of a transmitting neuron and the dendrite of a receiving neuron is a gap called the synapse—the site at which signals are passed between the brain cells. The nervous system ...