The Brain's Hidden Fear Engineers: How Astrocytes Rewrote Everything We Know About Memory

For 150 years, neuroscience told us neurons were the only cells that mattered for memory and emotion. Astrocytes? Just support staff - 'nerve glue.' A groundbreaking 2026 Nature study just proved that story completely wrong. These overlooked cells don't just support fear memories - they actively create them, help recall them, and critically, help extinguish them. This changes everything about how we might treat PTSD, anxiety, and phobias. This episode was generated with AI assistance.

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