Lighting the Way to Understand the Brain (IMAGE)

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Lighting the Way to Understand the Brain

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Researchers at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology's Kavli Institute of Systems Neuroscience have used advanced techniques to make select rat neurons light sensitive, enabling them to understand which cells talk to other cells in the brain. The picture shows a greatly enlarged rat neuron and a laboratory rat.

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Geir Mogen, NTNU

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