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Microglia in hypothalamus help kick-start puberty | The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspectives

3+ day, 13+ hour ago  (431+ words) In a "surprise" role, the cells regulate the neurons that produce gonadotropin-releasing hormone. "One of the biggest surprises was the role of microglia in controlling the Gn RH neurons, because this is a link that hadn't been seen before," says…...

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thetransmitter. org > spectrum > taking-a-closer-look-at-astrocytes-and-autism

Taking a closer look at astrocytes and autism

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (274+ words) These glial cells are increasingly linked to neurodevelopmental conditions and the regulation of social behaviors and anxiety. Astrocytes in mouse amygdala encode emotional state The glial cells" activity reliably tracks with freezing, hesitancy and other behaviors reminiscent of anxiety. Astrocytes…...

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thetransmitter. org > psychiatry > computational-psychiatry-needs-systems-neuroscience

Computational psychiatry needs systems neuroscience

3+ mon, 3+ week ago  (180+ words) Dissecting different parallel processing streams may help us understand the mechanisms underlying psychiatric symptoms, such as delusions, and unite human and animal research. "Dr. Halassa, you do not understand, but it is a new system that Elon Musk invented. Starlink…...