Inside the Cochlear Nucleus (IMAGE)

University at Buffalo

Inside the Cochlear Nucleus

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Light microscope image of a bushy neuron in the cochlear nucleus, with a glass microelectrode for recording electrical activity inside the cell. The cell is about 12 micrometers in diameter. New research, published in the Journal of Neuroscience, shows that the synapses onto these cells are sorted according to their plasticity.

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Dr. L. Pliss

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