Little-known cells might be key to human brain’s massive memory

Chapter 10 focused largely on how our memory mechanisms are essential to our ability to make and enjoy music. A new article in the Washington Post suggests a new "player" in the game: astrocytes, purporedly used in computation, coordinating with neurons and connecting synapsis in networks. Here's the Washington Post article (https://www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/06/07/brain-memory-astrocyte-synapses/ subscription required), and here is a link to the research: https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2417788122.