Neural Stimulation of Optic Nerve Gliomas (IMAGE)

NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Neural Stimulation of Optic Nerve Gliomas

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In a study of mice, NIH funded researchers showed that the neural activity associated seeing light may spark the growth of vision-threating optic nerve gliomas (see red spots).

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Courtesy of Monje lab, Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.

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