Nerve Signal Magnetometer (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Niels Bohr Institute

Nerve Signal Magnetometer

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Seen at the top is a sciatic nerve from a frog. On the bottom left is the glass container with caesium gas, which is used to measure the magnetic field from the nerve. On the bottom right is the measured magnetic field, which is generated by the magnetic fields from the electrical impulses that flow through the nerve.

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Kasper Jensen, NBI

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