3D video of dendritic spines (VIDEO)

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Researchers used their 3D-2PE-STED microscope to image the brain of a living mouse. Zooming in on part of a dendrite reveals the 3D structure of an individual spine.

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Joerg Bewersdorf, Yale School of Medicine

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