TWiN 74: Plastic astrocyte networks with Melissa Cooper

from This Week in Neuroscience · host Vincent Racaniello

Melissa Cooper joins TWiN to discuss her discovery that astrocytes connect specific brain regions through plastic networks. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello and Tim Cheung Guest: Melissa Cooper Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, RSS Links for this episode MicrobeTV Discord Server Astrocytes form plastic networks (Nature) Newly found brain network (Nature) Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your neuroscience questions and comments to [email protected]

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