brain cortex (IMAGE)

Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory

brain cortex

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Left: Each colored dot in this image of the brain’s outer layer, or cortex, is an individual gene. Right: Using BARseq, scientists can see how genes are clustered and identify the corresponding neurons, the larger colored dots seen here.

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Chen lab/Allen Institute for Brain Science

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