The participation of astrocytes in brain computation was hypothesized in 1992, coinciding
with the discovery that these cells display a form of intracellular Ca2+ signaling sensitive to …

Astrocytes functionally interact with neurons and with other brain cells. Although not
electrically excitable, astrocytes display a complex repertoire of intracellular Ca2+ signalling …

The role of astrocytes in neuronal function has received increasing recognition, but
disagreement remains about their function at the circuit level. Here we use in vivo two …

Transcranical direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a treatment known to ameliorate various
neurological conditions and enhance memory and cognition in humans. tDCS has gained …

Feelings are conscious mental events that represent body states as they undergo
homeostatic regulation. Feelings depend on the interoceptive nervous system (INS), a …

Oxytocin (OT) orchestrates social and emotional behaviors through modulation of neural
circuits. In the central amygdala, the release of OT modulates inhibitory circuits and, thereby …

While neurons principally mediate brain function, astrocytes are emerging as cells with
important neuromodulatory actions in brain physiology. In addition to homeostatic roles …

The activation of the N-methyl D-aspartate receptor (NMDAR) is controlled by a glutamate-
binding site and a distinct, independently regulated, co-agonist-binding site. In most brain …

Synaptic plasticity is the capacity of a preexisting connection between two neurons to
change in strength as a function of neural activity. Because synaptic plasticity is the major …

Astrocytes have emerged as important partners of neurons in information processing.
Important progress has been made in the past two decades in understanding the role of …