When the stomach is full, how does the brain know to stop eating? Scientists long assumed the answer lies mainly with neurons, the brain’s primary signaling cells. But a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, suggests that another type of brain cell called astrocytes, usually seen as “support staff,” may be playing a far more active role in controlling behavior than previously thought.
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