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·April 17, 2017·6 min read

High Resolution Imaging With Conventional Microscopes

A new study microscopy technique could allow researchers to map neural networks in detail.

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·March 18, 2020·4 min read

Ball-and-chain inactivation of ion channels visualized by cryo-electron microscopy

Ion channels use a "ball-and-chain" mechanism to help regulate ion flow. Findings confirm a long-standing hypothesis about ion channels and provide key advances in understanding the basic biological processes at work.

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·August 30, 2021·5 min read

New Microscopy Technique Reveals Activity of One Million Neurons Across the Mouse Brain

A 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.

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·November 22, 2013·3 min read

Chaotic Physics in Ferroelectrics Hints at Brain-Like Computing

Unexpected behavior in ferroelectric materials explored by researchers supports a new approach to information storage and processing known as memcomputing.

This shows a two photon microscopy image of a neuron firing

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·April 12, 2019·4 min read

Artificial intelligence singles out neurons faster than a human can

Convolutional neural network model significantly outperforms previous methods and is as accurate as humans in segmenting active and overlapping neurons.

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·August 11, 2016·3 min read

Putting Autophagy Under the Microscope

Researchers have been able to capture autophagy in super resolution.

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·November 2, 2018·4 min read

New Images Show Serotonin Activating its Receptor for First Time

Using cryo electron microscopy, researchers have successfully images serotonin attaching to the receptor and twisting open the channel, allowing sodium molecules to travel through.

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·September 15, 2021·5 min read

New Microscopy Technique Reveals Activity of One Million Neurons Across the Mouse Brain

A 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.

Image shows an image of a neuron under the new Firefly microscope.

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·November 29, 2017·6 min read

Innovative Microscope Poised to Propel Optogenetics Studies

Researchers have developed a new microscope which is optimized to perform studies using optogenetic techniques.

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·November 24, 2017·3 min read

Imaging Technique Shows Progress of Alzheimer’s at Cell Level and Below

Using Raman imaging technology, University of Twente researchers have been able to obtain clear images of brain tissue affected by Alzheimer's disease.

This image shows a 3D rendering of the entire multisensory integration circuit.

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·April 30, 2015·6 min read

Neural Circuits for Multiple Senses Involved in Choosing Appropriate Action Mapped

A new study reports researchers have successfully mapped the neural circuit involved in combining pain and vibration sensations which trigger escape behaviors.