Astrocytes as Memory Powerhouses: Rethinking How the Brain Stores Information For decades, neuroscientists have believed that memories reside primarily in the connections between neurons specifically in the synaptic weights that determine how strongly one neuron influences anot... artificial intelligence astrocytes brain research computational neuroscience dense associative memory glial cells memory neuroscience synaptic plasticity transformers
Astrocytes: The Brain's Secret to Massive Memory Storage? For decades, scientists believed that neurons did all the heavy lifting when it comes to memory. But a new wave of research from MIT is turning that idea on its head. The spotlight is now on astrocyte... artificial intelligence astrocytes brain cells dense memory memory MIT research neuroscience