Connections in the Olfactory Circuit (IMAGE)

California Institute of Technology

Connections in the Olfactory Circuit

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The TRACT method allows for the identification of neurons connected by synapses in a brain circuit. This image shows the olfactory receptor neurons (red) activating the production of a green protein in their synaptically-connected downstream partners.

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Courtesy of the Lois Laboratory

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