Social isolation triggers astrocyte-mediated deficits in learning and memory
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Here is an important reason to stay in touch with friends and family: social isolation causes memory and learning deficits and other behavioral changes.
Neuroscience News on LinkedIn: Social Isolation Triggers Astrocyte-Mediated Deficits in Learning and…
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The Memory Orchestra: Contribution of Astrocytes
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Deciphering the star codings: astrocyte manipulation alters mouse behavior
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Study reveals how astrocytes of socially-isolated mice cause learning and memory deficits
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Astrocyte activation disrupts consolidation within a critical
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Differential Effects of Astrocyte Manipulations on Learned Motor Behavior and Neuronal Ensembles in the Motor Cortex
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Potential neurobiological links between social isolation and Alzheimer's disease risk - Drinkwater - 2022 - European Journal of Neuroscience - Wiley Online Library
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Frontiers Astrocytes: GABAceptive and GABAergic Cells in the Brain
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Astrocytes mediate deficits in learning and memory triggered by social isolation
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Social isolation triggers astrocyte-mediated deficits in learning and memory
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Astrocytic IGF-IRs Induce Adenosine-Mediated Inhibitory Downregulation and Improve Sensory Discrimination