Neuroscience Daily for 26 September: Southern Europe Neurotech, Epilepsy Astrocytes, Amygdala Cell Map

Neuroscience Daily for 26 September follows 3 stories from r/neuro and r/neuroscience, moving through southern europe neurotech, epilepsy astrocytes, amygdala cell map. Chapters 00:00:00 — Intro 00:00:13 — Southern Europe Neurotech 00:01:09 — Epilepsy Astrocytes 00:02:12 — Amygdala Cell Map 00:03:12 — Closing 1. Southern Europe Neurotech The first story is a new map of neurotechnology companies in Spain, Portugal, and Italy, shared through the Neurotech Newsletter. The survey counts 63 selected core and enabling companies, spanning brain-computer interfaces, biosignals, neurorehabilitation, assistive robotics, and clinical tools. Source link Reddit discussion 2. Epilepsy Astrocytes The second story comes from Berkeley News, covering a Nature study of childhood epilepsy linked to tuberous sclerosis complex. Researchers grew human brain organoids carrying mutations in the TSC2 gene and found that astrocytes became hyperreactive as they developed, with gene and protein patterns associated with inflammation. Source link Reddit discussion 3. Amygdala Cell Map The third story is a bioRxiv preprint titled The work uses spatial transcriptomics to connect gene-expression patterns with the physical organization of cells across the human amygdala. That matters because the amygdala is often discussed as a single fear and emotion center, even though its subregions contain distinct cell populations and circuits. Source link Reddit discussion Episode closing.