When the stomach is full, how does the brain know to stop eating? Scientists long assumed the answer lies mainly with neurons ...

American and Chilean researchers have identified a previously unknown mechanism of appetite control in the brain. Astrocytes— ...

Your brain’s “stop eating” signal may come from an unexpected source. Researchers found that astrocytes—once thought to just support neurons—actually play a key role in controlling appetite. After a ...

The human brain holds a staggering number of connections, yet scientists have long struggled to explain how it stores so much ...

When your stomach is full, how does your brain know to stop eating?For years, scientists believed the answer centered almost entirely on neurons, the ...

Astrocytes, once thought to be mere brain “support cells,” are now revealed to be key players in fear memory. Researchers found they actively help form, recall, and weaken fear responses by ...

In a study published in Neuron, Ciaran Murphy-Royal, researcher at the Center de recherche du Center hospitalier de ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reveal that astrocytes, the most abundant cells in the brain, play a direct role in the regulation of neuronal circuits involved in learning and memory. The ...

New neuroscience research identifies Glutamine Synthetase as the key enzyme driving postnatal brain maturation and neuronal ...

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have unraveled the processes that give astrocytes, the most abundant glial cell in the brain, their special bushy shape, which is fundamental for brain ...