Tracking neurons (IMAGE)

Picower Institute at MIT

Tracking neurons

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To keep constant track of neural activity, as indicated by calcium-triggered flashes of light, the Flavell lab invented a microscope that tracks worms as they move. To discern a new circuit they tracked patterns of activity of about 10 key neurons.

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Flavell Lab/MIT PIcower Institute

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