Volume 36, No 5, May 2026

ISSN: 1001-0602 
EISSN: 1748-7838 2018 
impact factor 17.848* 
(Clarivate Analytics, 2019)

Volume 36 Issue 5, May 2026: 307-308

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS

AXIS of excitability: microglia promote neuronal firing

Victoria L. Palfini , Matthew N. Rasband^*

Department of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
Correspondence: Matthew N. Rasband(rasband@bcm.edu)

Microglia perform diverse functions in both the healthy and diseased brains. In a recent study published in Cell Research, Wang et al. show that a subpopulation of microglia in the visual cortex interacts with the axon initial segment of excitatory neurons to modulate neuronal excitability and contribute to visual perception.

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41422-026-01237-5

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