By reputation, fathers can be tough to know. They might be men of few words. Or perhaps they prefer to dispense advice rather than talk about themselves. Rarely, it seems, are they open books. I used to call my own dad the Explainer — he always had an easy answer for everything that puzzled me […]
Astrocytes in mouse amygdala encode emotional stateThe glial cells’ activity reliably tracks with freezing, hesitancy and other behaviors reminiscent of anxiety. Astrocytes orchestrate oxytocin’s social effects in miceThe cells amplify oxytocin—and may be responsible for sex differences in social behavior, two preprints find. Astrocytes stabilize circuits in adult mouse brainThe glial cells secrete a protein […]
More than 40 people spoke during a three-hour public hearing Monday night at Liberty High School as the Bedford County School Board heard from three finalists for the District 7 School Board seat plus members of the community. The board will meet again Thursday to appoint either Christopher Daniels, Raymond Smith or Cherie Whitehurst to […]
