Astrocytes are the superstars of long-term memory: multi-day trace stabilizers (nature.com) 6 points by marshfram 1y ago ↗ HN
[–] westurner 1y ago ↗ IMHO the cortex is the superstar of long-term memory because of spontaneous recovery of LTM due to redundant storage in the cortex
[–] westurner 1y ago ↗ ScholarlyArticle: "The astrocytic ensemble acts as a multiday trace to stabilize memory" (2025) https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-025-09619-2Does this multi-day interval correspond to any of the intervals estimated in studies of neural representation drift?From yesterday regarding carbon microtubules, quantum cognition, and representation drift: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45620897How do astrocytes affect representation drift?
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[ 56.1 ms ] story [ 852 ms ] threadDoes this multi-day interval correspond to any of the intervals estimated in studies of neural representation drift?
From yesterday regarding carbon microtubules, quantum cognition, and representation drift: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45620897
How do astrocytes affect representation drift?