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Astrocytes and neurons share the energy budget of the brain. We measure how lactate and glucose move between them with two-photon imaging and genetically encoded sensors in awake mice.

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Sample preparation in the centrifuge. Photo: Christian Reichenbach

Astrocytes and neurons share the energy budget of the brain. We measure how lactate and glucose move between them with two-photon imaging and genetically encoded sensors in awake mice.