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Life Sciences => Physiology & Medicine => Topic started by: thedoc on 22/02/2012 16:24:49

Title: How can we observe individual neurons in situ?
Post by: thedoc on 22/02/2012 16:24:49

A clever “super-resolution” microscope has allowed researchers to observe changes in a single neuron in the brain of a live mouse.  The exceptional level of detail even showed protrusions called dendritic spines moving and changing shape...



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