Brain Support Cells Form Previously Unknown Network

Summary: The Brain's Secret Chat Room!

Panel 1: For over a century, flashy neurons took all the credit for brain communication, treating star-shaped astrocytes like a glorified cleanup crew.

Panel 2: Plot twist! A new study reveals these "janitor" cells actually have their own massive, secret long-distance group chat across the brain.

Panel 3: They even physically rewire their group chat based on life experiences—like when a lab mouse gets its whiskers trimmed!

Panel 4: This hidden web of star-shaped support cells might just hold the missing clues to understanding Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.

Kicker: When the cleanup crew is actually running the company!

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