# Astrocytes, the Brain's Support Cells, Build Their Own Wiring That Neurons Never Touch

- slug: astrocytes-the-brains-support-cells-build-their-own-wiring-that-neurons-never-touch
- date: 2026-04-22
- category: Biotech & Life Sciences

NYU Langone mapped a second brain-wide network made of astrocytes for the first time, showing it connects regions neurons never touch and remodels with experience.

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