A new paper, published November 6 in Nature, examines the role played by cells called astrocytes—named for their distinctive star-shaped form—in the way that mice process and store memories.

Although the astrocytes change their function in cases of depression and other mental illnesses, there is currently no drug that directly targets them. Demanding and difficult to research ...

Glutamate is the primary neurotransmitter that nerve cells in the brain use to communicate with one another. Past ...