A new machine learning model shows that star-shaped brain cells may be responsible for the brain's memory capacity, and someday, it could inspire advances in AI and Alzheimer's research.

Abstract Astrocytes, the most abundant type of glial cell, play a fundamental role in memory. Despite most hippocampal synapses being contacted by an astrocyte, there are no current theories that ...

Astrocytes are the star-shaped glial cells in a mammalian brain that facilitate self-repair by restoring the spike firing frequency of failed neurons. We design an astrocyte neuromorphic circuitry in ...

From biological and artificial network perspectives, researchers have started acknowledging astrocytes as computational units mediating neural processes. Here, we propose a novel biologically inspired ...

The overlooked astrocyte: Star-shaped brain cells may form specialized networks for reward learning by Ingrid Fadelli, Phys.org ...

Astrocytes, critical brain cells, are often lost in neurodegenerative diseases, but recent research highlights the promise of astrocyte transplantation to restore brain function.

New research reveals that astrocytes, a type of non-neuronal brain cell, play a significant role in memory storage and recall. Traditionally, memory has been attributed solely to neurons, but this ...

Astrocytes in the brain exhibit regional heterogeneity contributing to regional circuits involved in higher-order brain functions, yet the mechanisms controlling their distribution remain unclear.

Astrocytes, star-shaped glial cells in the brain, play a crucial role in learning and memory by regulating synaptic plasticity.

Astrocytes are the predominant type of glial brain cells. They play a role in the intracerebral immune response and electrolyte balance.

Serotonin is well known for its contribution to normal brain function as well as being involved in addiction and depression. “Here we discovered a new function of serotonin in astrocytes. Serotonin ...

Nevertheless, our understanding of fundamental principles of astrocyte biology, including their development, remains far behind that of other glial cell populations in the nervous system, including ...