Friendly multipatch instrument © Charité | Franz Xaver Mittermaier (IMAGE)

Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin

Friendly multipatch instrument © Charité | Franz Xaver Mittermaier

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Ten “feelers” to track deep sleep: This friendly-looking microscope was instrumental in decoding the effects of the slow waves typical of sleep. Equipped with ten glass pipettes that can be controlled precisely down to the nanometer using robot arms, it can stimulate and read the electrical activity of just as many nerve cells in the connected tissue. © Charité | Franz Xaver Mittermaier

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