Deepbrain Apparatus (IMAGE)
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This is a diagram of the experimental setup. (left) Tiny optical instruments called microendoscopes are inserted into glass imaging guide tubes, which maintain a precise position in the brain. This allows researchers to view the exact same neuron with a microscope (right) again and again, a new technique for brain researchers. Scientists can also compare diseased tissue, such as a tumor, to healthy tissue in the same animal.
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Modified image courtesy Mark Schnitzer and Nature Medicine.
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