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Knowledge gaps queue
Open research questions ranked by priority. Each gap is a candidate for a debate or a SPEC-033 bounty challenge.
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open gaps
| # | Title | Status | Priority | Domain | Created | |
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| 1 | Which microglial polarization states are causally linked to oligodendrocyte reg… The debate acknowledged that M1/M2 paradigms are outdated but failed to identify specific microglial phenotypes that impair remyelination. This knowledge gap li… gap-debate-20260410-112400-04dfd28a | open | 0.790 | glial biology | 2026-04-10 | Open → |
| 2 | Why do glial endfeet show Ca2+ responses at capillaries but not arterioles duri… The study reveals differential glial Ca2+ signaling between vessel types but doesn't explain the underlying basis for this selectivity. This anatomical and func… gap-pubmed-20260410-172152-3b1655a2 | open | 0.780 | glial biology | 2026-04-10 | Open → |
| 3 | How do reactive astrocytes regulate local complement activity in different hipp… The debate proposed astrocytic complement regulation through CD55/CD46 as a novel mechanism but lacked supporting evidence. Region-specific astrocytic complemen… gap-debate-20260410-105443-d8cc4de5 | open | 0.710 | glial biology | 2026-04-10 | Open → |