Human Brain Tissue Image with Neuron Reconstructions (IMAGE)

Allen Institute

Human Brain Tissue Image with Neuron Reconstructions

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Digital reconstructions of human neurons overlaid on a slice of brain tissue donated by a brain surgery patient. Allen Institute researchers are able to capture electrical information from these live human neurons, as well as their 3D shape and gene expression, through a technique known as Patch-seq. This image shows several different types of human neurons in the medial temporal gyrus of the neocortex, the outermost shell of the mammalian brain.

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