Dendritic Spike (IMAGE)

University of North Carolina Health Care

Dendritic Spike

Caption

This is a dendrite, the branch-like structure of a single neuron in the brain. The bright object from the top is a pipette attached to a dendrite in the brain of a mouse. The pipette allows researchers to measure electrical activity, such as a dendritic spike, the bright spot in the middle of the image.

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Courtesy of Spencer Smith

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