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Acid glia in REM sleep: Stronger acid response in epileptic mice

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Acid glia in REM sleep: Stronger acid response in epileptic mice
Estimating brain environmental changes from optical signals detected during REM sleep. Credit: Yoko Ikoma & Ko Matsui

Researchers at Tohoku University have shown that astrocytes—star-shaped glial cells that control the local ionic and metabotropic environment of the brain—exhibit an acid response with REM sleep in mice. They theorize that…

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