Reposted by Kira Poskanzer
“Based on astrocytic activity alone, you can tell whether a mouse is in its comfort zone,” a new study suggests.
By Holly Barker
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Astrocytes in mouse amygdala encode emotional state
The glial cells’ activity reliably tracks with freezing, hesitancy and other behaviors reminiscent of anxiety.
