Sleep is under homeostatic control, whereby increasing wakefulness generates sleep need
and triggers sleep drive. However, the molecular and cellular pathways by which sleep need …

The spinal cord is the primary neurological link between the brain and peripheral organs.
How important it is in everyday life is apparent in patients with spinal cord injury or …

Astrocytes are a functionally diverse form of glial cell involved in various aspects of nervous
system infrastructure, from the metabolic and structural support of neurons to direct …

The Astrocytic Calcium Signaling Toolkit (astroCaST) is a novel solution to a longstanding
challenge in neuroscience research: the specialized analysis of astrocytic calcium events …

Astrocytes are non-neural cells, restricted to the brain and spinal cord, whose functions and
morphology depend on their location. Astrocyte–astrocyte and astrocyte–neuron interactions …

Astrocytes communicate bidirectionally with neurons, enhancing synaptic plasticity and
promoting the synchronization of neuronal microcircuits. Despite recent advances in …

Astrocytes are one of the most abundant cells of the nervous system and play a key role in
synapses. They do not generate action potentials as neurons do, but are able to sense and …