3-D Tour of Intact Mouse Brain (VIDEO)

NIH/National Institute of Mental Health

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CLARITY makes possible this 3D tour of an entire, intact mouse brain. It was imaged using a fluorescence technique that previously could only be performed with thinly-sliced brain tissue, making it difficult to relate micro-level findings to macro-level information about wiring and circuitry.

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Source: Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D., Stanford University

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