New experiments reveal how astrocytes tune neuronal activity to modulate our mental and emotional states, suggesting that neuron-only brain models are insufficient for understanding brain function.
Researchers from Japan and Seattle's Allen Institute have created a detailed supercomputer simulation of a mouse cortex, featuring nearly 10 million neurons and 26 billion synapses, using the world's fastest supercomputer Fugaku. This breakthrough could lead to new methods for studying brain diseases like Alzheimer's and epilepsy.
