Sleep plays an important role in maintaining neuronal circuitry, signalling and helps
maintain overall health and wellbeing. Sleep deprivation (SD) disturbs the circadian …

Astrocytes are neural cells of ectodermal, neuroepithelial origin that provide for homeostasis
and defense of the central nervous system (CNS). Astrocytes are highly heterogeneous in …

Oligodendrocytes, the myelinating cells of the central nervous system (CNS), are generated
from oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) that express neurotransmitter receptors …

It is assumed that synaptic strengthening and weakening balance throughout learning to
avoid runaway potentiation and memory interference. However, energetic and informational …

The study of brain plasticity has tended to focus on the synapse, where well-described
activity-dependent mechanisms are known to play a key role in learning and memory …

Sleep is universal, tightly regulated, and its loss impairs cognition. But why does the brain
need to disconnect from the environment for hours every day? The synaptic homeostasis …

Oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) originate in the ventricular zones (VZs) of the brain
and spinal cord and migrate throughout the developing central nervous system (CNS) …

We previously found that Mertk and its ligand Gas6, astrocytic genes involved in
phagocytosis, are upregulated after acute sleep deprivation. These results suggested that …

Background: A compelling number of studies, conducted in both children and adults, have
reported an association between sleep disturbances/circadian sleep alterations and autism …

Sleep is a complex physiological process that is regulated globally, regionally, and locally
by both cellular and molecular mechanisms. It occurs to some extent in all animals, although …