An astrocytic signaling loop for frequency-dependent control of dendritic integration and spatial learning

How glial cells like astrocytes shape complex brain functions remains unclear. Here, the authors identified an astrocyte-mediated excitatory signaling loop between neurons and their own dendritic signal integration that supports spatial memory.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kirsten Bohmbach, Nicola Masala, Eva M. Schönhense, Katharina Hill, André N. Haubrich, Andreas Zimmer, Thoralf Opitz, Heinz Beck, Christian Henneberger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35620-8