The term 'tripartite synapse'refers to a concept in synaptic physiology based on the
demonstration of the existence of bidirectional communication between astrocytes and …

Moment-to-moment changes in local neuronal activity lead to dynamic changes in cerebral
blood flow. Emerging evidence implicates astrocytes as one of the key players in …

Astrocytes modulate neuronal activity by releasing chemical transmitters via a process
termed gliotransmission. The role of this process in the control of behavior is unknown …

Although senile plaques focally disrupt neuronal health, the functional response of
astrocytes to Alzheimer's disease pathology is unknown. Using multiphoton fluorescence …

For over a century, electrical microstimulation has been the most direct method for causally
linking brain function with behavior. Despite this long history, it is still unclear how the activity …

Most brain research to date have focused on studying the amplitude of evoked fMRI
responses, though there has recently been an increased interest in measuring onset, peak …

Although it is firmly established that neuronal activity is a prime determinant of animal
behavior, relationships between astrocytic excitation and animal behavior have remained …

The rapid advancement of neuroimaging methodology and its growing availability has
transformed neuroscience research. The answers to many questions that we ask about how …

We describe a miniaturized head-mounted multiphoton microscope and its use for recording
Ca2+ transients from the somata of layer 2/3 neurons in the visual cortex of awake, freely …

Astrocytes are known to release several transmitters to impact neuronal activity. Cell-specific
molecular genetic attenuation of vesicular release has shown that ATP is a primary …