Quanta Magazine
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Illuminating math and science. Supported by @SimonsFdn. 2022 Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting.
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In a moment of defeat, the brain undergoes a sudden shift. The neuroscientist Misha Ahrens (left) and his student Alex Chen showed that cells called astrocytes help to shift the brain state from hope to hopelessness.
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