Fiber Microendoscope (IMAGE)

Optica

Fiber Microendoscope

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A new endoscope as small as a human hair was used to image neuronal activity in mice. The optical fiber microendoscope (upper left) is shown just before it is inserted into tissue.

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Shay Ohayon, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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