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Study finds how social isolation generates astrocyte-mediated deficits in memory

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Houston: A study revealed a crucial reason to keep in touch with friends and family. Social isolation promotes memory and learning deficiencies, as well as other behavioural abnormalities. Brain research has at several times focused on the impact of social deprivation on neurons, but less is known about the ramifications for the most numerous brain cell, the astrocyte.

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