Stimulating Astrocytes to Remember

Ana Covelo; Alfonso Araque

doi:10.1016/j.cell.2018.06.023

Stimulating Astrocytes to Remember

Cell. 2018 Jun 28;174(1):12-13. doi: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.06.023.

Authors

Ana Covelo¹, Alfonso Araque²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.
² Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 29958102
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2018.06.023

Abstract

Adamsky et al. show that stimulation of astrocytes potentiates synaptic transmission and enhances behavioral performance in memory tasks. These results demonstrate that astrocytes are actively involved in synaptic physiology and brain function and lend further support to the idea that animal behavior results from the coordinated activity of neurons and astrocytes.

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MeSH terms

Animals
Astrocytes
Neurons
Synaptic Transmission