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Astrocytes and Emotional Regulation
A cellular layer beneath a familiar clinical construct.
Emotional regulation depends on the interaction of prefrontal, limbic, and autonomic systems. Astrocytes participate in each of them.
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A distributed biology
Regulation is a network property, and astrocytes shape network states through slow modulatory signaling.181,186
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A cautious claim
The specific contribution of astrocytes to human emotional regulation is not yet well characterised. What is established is their role in the physiology that supports it.
Scientific References
Primary literature
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- 181.Santello M, Toni N, Volterra A. Astrocyte function from information processing to cognition and cognitive impairment. Nat Neurosci. 2019;22(2):154-166. PubMed ↗
- 186.Halassa MM, Haydon PG. Integrated brain circuits: astrocytic networks modulate neuronal activity and behavior. Annu Rev Physiol. 2010;72:335-355. PubMed ↗
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