Astrocytes: powering memory |
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| Authors: | Bezzi Paola Volterra Andrea |
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| Affiliation: | 1 Department of Cell Biology and Morphology, University of Lausanne, Rue du Bugnon, 9 1005 Lausanne, Switzerland |
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| Abstract: | Creating long-term memory requires a cellular program in neurons involving gene expression, protein synthesis, and formation of new synaptic connections. Suzuki et al. (2011) show that astrocytes, glial cells of the brain, play a necessary role in this program by converting glycogen to lactate and transporting it to neurons. |
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