This study overall shows there is an interplay between the BBB and CB1 receptors on perivascular astrocytes that influences chronic stress resilience.

Major depressive disorder affects hundreds of millions worldwide, but a key to understanding its origins may lie in the brain ...

Recent work has revealed some of the many crucial functions of astrocytes, brain cells that were once thought to play ...

For years neuroscientists have focused on the brain’s neurons as its principal creators of memory and thought. But what if ...

A new model suggests that astrocytes might be used in computation, coordinating with neurons and connecting synapses in networks.

New studies show that astrocytes, long thought to be support cells in the brain, are crucial intermediaries for relaying messages to neurons.

Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite, is silently affects brain signaling - possibly altering neural balance even in people without ...

For many years, astrocytes were seen as simple support cells in the brain. Today, that picture is changing fast.

Infection with a common parasite can seriously disrupt the brain function of intermediate hosts – potentially including ...

Astrocytes have a variety of support functions in the brain: They clean up debris, provide nutrients to neurons, and help to ensure an adequate blood supply.

Astrocytes have a variety of support functions in the brain: They clean up debris, provide nutrients to neurons, and help to ensure an adequate blood supply.