The tripartite synapse: Implications in the brain reward system
Ana Covelo.
Ramón y Cajal Researcher. Universidad de Vigo - CINBIO
Theatre room, CiMUS
About
The Nucleus Accumbens (NAc) is a key brain region in reward processing and is one of the brain targets for psychostimulants, such as amphetamine. As active elements of the Tripartite Synapse, astrocytes have emerged as relevant direct controllers of brain activity. This talk will explore how astrocytes regulate short- and long-term synaptic plasticity in the NAc as well as the behavioral responses to amphetamine.
Bio
Ana Covelo performed her PhD at the Cajal Institute and the University of Minnesota supervised by Dr. Araque. In 2019, she joined Dr. Marsicano’s lab at the Neurocentre Magendie (Bordeaux) with support from an HFSP fellowship and a Narsad grant. In 2024, she got a Ramón y Cajal contract to establish her lab at the University of Vigo. During these years she has studied the role of astrocytes in the brain reward system.
Host PI: Miguel López, NeurObesity Group, CiMUS
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