Psychology & Intimacy The Brain’s Hidden Architects: Astrocytes Emerge as Crucial Players in Fear Memory Formation and Regulation May 14, 2026 Rebecca Shoemaker Imagine a star-shaped cell in the brain, reaching out with long, thin extensions to surround nearby neurons. This cell is called an astrocyte. For years, scientists believed astrocytes mainly acted…
Psychology & Intimacy The Star-Shaped Architects of Fear: Astrocytes Emerge as Key Players in Memory Formation and Extinction May 7, 2026 Rebecca Shoemaker Imagine a star-shaped cell within the intricate landscape of the brain, its delicate tendrils extending outward to embrace neighboring neurons. This is the astrocyte, a glial cell long relegated to…
