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Astrocytes: The ‘stars’ in the brain may be information regulators

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The stars in the brain may be information regulators

Astrocytic calcium (Ca2+) signaling as an integrator of external and internal information. Credit: Trends in Neurosciences (2023). DOI: 10.1016/j.tins.2023.03.003

Long thought of as “brain glue,” the star-shaped cells called astrocytes—members of a family of cells found in the central nervous system called glial that help regulate blood flow,…

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