Won‐Suk Chung

This study shows astrocytes selectively remove corticostriatal synapses, influencing plasticity and motor learning through phagocytosis.

This study shows that Arg1 in macrophages impairs post-stroke recovery by promoting fibrosis and inflammation, and its removal improves motor function and synaptic density.

This study shows hypoxia disrupts astrocytic circadian rhythms, reducing synaptosome phagocytosis and linking this to ASD-related synapse defects.

This study shows that astrocytic phagocytosis of thalamo-cortical synapses is critical for ocular dominance plasticity, with Megf10-deficient mice showing impaired synapse elimination and circuit remodeling.

The paper shows that CDC50A-dependent phosphatidylserine exposure acts as an 'eat-me' signal for microglia to eliminate inhibitory post-synapses.