Axon Growth (IMAGE)

Rockefeller University

Axon Growth

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As monkeys improve at a visual task, the part of the brain devoted to vision undergoes significant changes, including the growth of new axons (green).

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Laboratory of Neurobiology at The Rockefeller University

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