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Exp Neurobiol 2024; 33(6): 263-265
Published online December 31, 2024
https://doi.org/10.5607/en24033
© The Korean Society for Brain and Neural Sciences
Can Astrocytes Store and Recall Memory? Yes, Indeed!
Mridula Bhalla and C. Justin Lee*
Center for Cognition and Sociality, Institute for Basic Science, Daejeon 34126, Korea
Correspondence to: *To whom correspondence should be addressed.
TEL: 82-42-878-8185, FAX: 82-42-878-9151
e-mail: cjl@ibs.re.kr
This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Astrocytes have been known to support neuronal function, but until now, memory storage and recall has thought to be largely controlled by neurons. In this article, we shed light on recent research published by Williamson et al. that, for the first time, shows astrocytes to participate in memory formation and recall.
