Tag Archives: hippocampus

Astrocytes hiding in a hippocampal CA3 EM dataset

Posted on August 12, 2026 by P.T.R. Rupprecht

Few things in neuroscience are more beautiful than the ultrastructure of individual neurons. Zhihao Zheng and his colleagues from the Tank/Seung labs have now published a 3D electron microscopy dataset from hippocampal CA3. All neurons in this volume were automatically … Continue reading →

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Hippocampal neuron and astrocyte responses to noradrenaline and natural arousal

Posted on February 5, 2026 by P.T.R. Rupprecht

Over the past few years, I worked with Sian Duss, a very skilled and talented PhD student in the lab of Johannes Bohacek, to dissect the role of noradrenaline release in the hippocampus. I’m very excited that the manuscript describing … Continue reading →

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