Summary: Astrocytes, non-neuronal brain cells, have been shown to work alongside neurons to store and recall memories, reshaping our understanding of memory mechanisms. Researchers found that specific ...

Baylor College of Medicine scientists discovered that astrocytes contribute to memory, challenging the neuron-focused model. Astrocytes, when activated, can stimulate memory recall in specific ...

In this work, the authors propose that astrocytic aquaporin 4 (AQP4) is the main pathway for tonic water efflux, without which astrocytes undergo cell swelling. These findings are important, because ...

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.

The Baylor team expanded this theory by showing that non-neuronal cell types in the brain called astrocytes – star-shaped cells – also store memories and work in concert with groups of neurons called ...

Comments on the revised version: The revised study introduces two additional approaches to confirm astrocyte involvement in t-LTD: loading astrocytes with tetanus toxin light chain to inhibit ...