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Acid glia in REM sleep: Stronger acid response in epileptic mice

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Researchers at Tohoku University have shown that astrocytes—star-shaped glial cells that control the local ionic and metabotropic environment of the brain—exhibit an acid response with REM sleep in mice. They theorize that the acid response could be the underlying drive for specific information processing and generating plasticity during sleep.

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Acid glia in REM sleep: Stronger acid response in epileptic mice

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Acid glia in REM sleep: Stronger acid response in epileptic mice

Researchers at Tohoku University have shown that astrocytes - star-shaped glial cells that control the local ionic and metabotropic environment of the brain - exhibit an acid response with REM sleep in mice.

1 year ago·Charlottesville, United States

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