FeaturedNeuroscience·May 9, 2024·6 min readMicroscopic Brain Tissue Map Reveals Vast Neural NetworksResearchers created the largest 3D reconstruction of human brain tissue at synaptic resolution, capturing detailed images of a cubic millimeter of human temporal cortex. This tiny piece of brain contains 57,000 cells, 230 millimeters of blood vessels, and 150 million synapses, which amounts to 1,400 terabytes of data.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 18, 2023·5 min readRevealing the Entire Mouse Brain in Unprecedented Detail: Brain Images Just Got 64 Million Times SharperResearchers dramatically improved the resolution of MRI imaging technology, leading to the sharpest images ever generated of the mouse brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 21, 2023·4 min readWearable Microscopes Advance Spinal Cord Imaging in MiceA newly invented wearable microscope produces high-definition and real-time images of neurons and activity in the mouse spinal cord in previously inaccessible regions.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 25, 2023·2 min readMini2P Microscope Goes GlobalThe Mini2P microscope can be used to record brain activity in live, freely moving mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·October 24, 2022·4 min readHow Psychedelics Light Up Brain’s NeuropathwaysStudy reveals the basic neurobiology of how psychedelics work at the chemical, molecular, neural, and network levels within the brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·March 20, 2022·7 min readAn Open-Source Miniature Brain MicroscopeA new miniature brain microscope, dubbed Mini2P, allows researchers to study neural network activity at high resolution in animals behaving naturally.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·January 13, 2022·6 min readNext-Generation Tissue Expansion Method Improves Neural ImagingResearchers have developed a new method that vastly improves the imaging of the structures of neural connections using standard confocal microscopes.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·September 15, 2021·5 min readNew Microscopy Technique Reveals Activity of One Million Neurons Across the Mouse BrainA new technique dubbed light beads microscopy allowed researchers to generate a vivid functional movie of the near-simultaneous activity of almost a million neurons in the mouse brain.Read More
Neuroscience·August 30, 2021·5 min readNew Microscopy Technique Reveals Activity of One Million Neurons Across the Mouse BrainA new microscopy technique allows researchers to capture detailed images of the activity of vast amounts of neurons across different depths in the brain at high speed and clarity.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 28, 2021·4 min readFirst Atomic-Level Imaging of Lethal Prions Provide Sharpened Focus for Potential TreatmentsCryogenic-electron microscopy allowed researchers to determine the basic building blocks of prion proteins, including the placements of their amino acids.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 27, 2021·4 min readA Deep Dive Into the BrainDiffuse optical localization imaging (DOLI) is a newly developed fluorescence microscopy technique that allows for high-resolution imaging of microcirculation in a non-invasive manner.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 24, 2021·4 min readCapturing the Choreography of a Developing BrainCombining microscopy with artificial intelligence, researchers were able to visualize the complex architecture of interconnected neurons in live C. elegans.Read More