Baylor College of Medicine: Astrocyte Processing of Serotonin Regulates Olfactory Perception
June 16, 2023
June 16, 2023
HOUSTON, Texas, June 16 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news:
To enjoy the scent of morning coffee and freshly baked cookies or to perceive the warning smell of something burning, the brain needs two types of cells, neurons and astrocytes, to work closely with each other. Research has shown a great deal of the changes that occur in neurons during olfactory, or smell, perception, but what are the astrocyte responses and how they contribute to the senso . . .
To enjoy the scent of morning coffee and freshly baked cookies or to perceive the warning smell of something burning, the brain needs two types of cells, neurons and astrocytes, to work closely with each other. Research has shown a great deal of the changes that occur in neurons during olfactory, or smell, perception, but what are the astrocyte responses and how they contribute to the senso . . .