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Researchers at WashU Medicine have shown in mice that brain cells known as astrocytes are required for a signaling chemical called norepinephrine to modify brain activity, changing the textbook understanding that norepinephrine acts directly on neurons. Above, a mouse astrocyte labeled with a fluorescent green marker.
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IMAGE COURTESY YIFAN WU
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