100 years biochemical sciences tutorial
The neuromuscular junction on the top is from a young adult mouse; that on the bottom from an 2-year old mouse, which is quite old for a mouse.…
Ju Lu and Jeff Lichtman It is widely believed that in order to understand how the nervous system works, one needs to know where neural processes go and…
Some of the authors (left to right): Corey M McCann, Juan Carlos Tapia, and Jeff W Lichtman Image shows submandibular ganglion neurons (blue) that express Cyan Fluorescent Protein…
Jean Livet “Brainbow” Mouse Brain Stem. Montage of confocal images from a “Brainbow” transgenic mouse, genetically engineered to express combinations of red, yellow and cyan fluorescent proteins in…
More than a century ago, Ramón y Cajal’s use of Golgi staining to visualize nerve cells opened the door to modern neurobiology: by staining a small number of…
Jeff Lichtman Double-wide color monitors glow in the darkened room like fish tanks at the New England Aquarium. Each paired screen is attached to a highly automated, computer-controlled…
View Movies and Figures A 360° view of a segregated neuromuscular junction (muscle surface is shown in red). The animation provides a closeup of the green bulb-tipped axon…
Josh Sanes Jeff Lichtman GALLERY(click on image to see large version) The synapse is where the magic happens. Information zaps across the synapse from one neuron to the…
