Thursday 25 July 2013

Watching Neuron Attachments in Real Time

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A living cortical neuron in a culture dish. Red and green dots reveal synapses—potential communication junctions between neurons.

07/25/2013 09:06 AM EDT

This glittering web is actually a live nerve cell, or neuron, in which its branches are labeled with glowing probes. Each dot reveals a potential junction between neurons—called a synapse—where chemicals are released allowing the cells to talk to each other. The red dots reveal inhibitory synapses—which silence electrical signals—whereas the green dots show the […]

 


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