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A human astrocyte (green) sends out more tentacles and monitors many more neuron-to-neuron connections than mouse astrocytes (red) do. Mice with human astrocytes implanted in their brains do better on learning and memory tests than normal mice do, suggesting that human astrocytes are better than their rodent counterparts at modulating learning. Credit: X. Han et al/Cell Stem Cell 2013

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