Opening a window on the brain: Innovative Nanosheet Method Revolutionizes Brain Imaging for Multi-scale and Long-Term Studies (IMAGE)

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Opening a window on the brain: Innovative Nanosheet Method Revolutionizes Brain Imaging for Multi-scale and Long-Term Studies

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A team of researchers led by the Exploratory Research Center on Life and Living Systems (ExCELLS) and the National Institute for Physiological Sciences (NIPS) have introduced a new method for in vivo brain imaging, enabling large-scale and long-term observation of neuronal structures and activities in awake mice. This method is called the “nanosheet incorporated into light-curable resin” (NIRE) method, and it uses fluoropolymer nanosheets covered with light-curable resin to create larger cranial windows.

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