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A new technique to monitor the tiny branches of neurons deep inside a live brain for months at a time has been devised by scientists at Stanford University. Neuroscientists will now be able to monitor the microscopic changes that occur over time in progressive brain disease. Monitoring neurons for two months. Column (a) shows the delicate branches of the same neurons in a living mouse over 20 days. Column (b) is an enlarged view of one region of column (a). The ability to revisit the same neurons over a long-term experiment will be a benefit to researchers of brain disease. Courtesy of...Read full article

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    Published: March 2011
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