Scientists Find a Hidden Brain Switch That Tells You to Stop Eating – And It's Not a Neuron - NewsRescue

Scientists Find a Hidden Brain Switch That Tells You to Stop Eating – And It's Not a Neuron - NewsRescue

For decades, the search for the brain’s appetite control mechanism focused almost exclusively on neurons — the cells that fire electrical signals and are assumed to run the show. Astrocytes, the star-shaped cells that surround neurons, were dismissed as mere support staff. Housekeepers. Background players. A new study from the University of Maryland has upended that assumption entirely. The Chain That Signals “Full” The research, published April…