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.

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Main Authors: Kirsten Bohmbach, Nicola Masala, Eva M. Schönhense, Katharina Hill, André N. Haubrich, Andreas Zimmer, Thoralf Opitz, Heinz Beck, Christian Henneberger
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Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35620-8
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author Kirsten Bohmbach
Nicola Masala
Eva M. Schönhense
Katharina Hill
André N. Haubrich
Andreas Zimmer
Thoralf Opitz
Heinz Beck
Christian Henneberger
author_facet Kirsten Bohmbach
Nicola Masala
Eva M. Schönhense
Katharina Hill
André N. Haubrich
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description 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.
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spelling doaj.art-54da0d4cedc44b3692f8f04a7d0a50372022-12-25T12:21:40ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-12-0113111710.1038/s41467-022-35620-8An astrocytic signaling loop for frequency-dependent control of dendritic integration and spatial learningKirsten Bohmbach0Nicola Masala1Eva M. Schönhense2Katharina Hill3André N. Haubrich4Andreas Zimmer5Thoralf Opitz6Heinz Beck7Christian Henneberger8Institute of Cellular Neurosciences, Medical Faculty, University of BonnInstitute of Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, Medical Faculty, University of BonnInstitute of Cellular Neurosciences, Medical Faculty, University of BonnInstitute of Cellular Neurosciences, Medical Faculty, University of BonnInstitute of Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, Medical Faculty, University of BonnInstitute of Molecular Psychiatry, Medical Faculty, University of BonnInstitute of Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, Medical Faculty, University of BonnInstitute of Experimental Epileptology and Cognition Research, Medical Faculty, University of BonnInstitute of Cellular Neurosciences, Medical Faculty, University of BonnHow 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.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35620-8
spellingShingle Kirsten Bohmbach
Nicola Masala
Eva M. Schönhense
Katharina Hill
André N. Haubrich
Andreas Zimmer
Thoralf Opitz
Heinz Beck
Christian Henneberger
An astrocytic signaling loop for frequency-dependent control of dendritic integration and spatial learning
Nature Communications
title An astrocytic signaling loop for frequency-dependent control of dendritic integration and spatial learning
title_full An astrocytic signaling loop for frequency-dependent control of dendritic integration and spatial learning
title_fullStr An astrocytic signaling loop for frequency-dependent control of dendritic integration and spatial learning
title_full_unstemmed An astrocytic signaling loop for frequency-dependent control of dendritic integration and spatial learning
title_short An astrocytic signaling loop for frequency-dependent control of dendritic integration and spatial learning
title_sort astrocytic signaling loop for frequency dependent control of dendritic integration and spatial learning
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35620-8
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