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Explore MIT Neurotech at neurotech.eyewire.org
How do we see neurons, the brain’s principal functional units? Discover new views made possible by Multi-photon microscopy.
Part 1 of 12 featuring MIT Professors Elly Nedivi and Peter So.
Questions? Contact mitneurotech at mit dot edu.
We graciously thank the following researchers and videographers for providing beautiful footage: (in order of appearance)
3D reconstruction of neurons in the somatosensory cortex, Davies Lab: youtube.com/watch?v=roerkrRAfQg&list=PLF701371915BD7C5C&index=8
Glass Brain, Gazzaley Lab, UCSF: youtube.com/watch?v=dAIQeTeMJ-I
Deep Brain imaging in the somatosensory cortex from Thor Labs, courtesy of Dr. Hajime Hirase and Katsuya Ozawa
: youtube.com/watch?v=kyuY7F3cvNU
Monitoring blood profusion from Thor Labs,courtesy of Dr. Simon Rhodes:
youtube.com/watch?v=RG-lIQKdxH0
Imaging microglia by Dr Eyo at Wu Lab, Rutgers: youtube.com/watch?v=HYSKqNE-0cg&feature=youtu.be&t=7s
Neurons in the Dendrate Gyrus by Drew Berry for the Whole Brain Catalog: youtube.com/watch?v=zXLeJFu57Wg&feature=youtu.be&t=55s
Inhibitory neurons in the hippocampus: youtube.com/watch?v=OEaHJWAModE&list=PLKlIvFWorkUNk1WN21sw1faU6cWh5C__3&index=7
Embryonic development of a Zebrafish by Leica Microsystems: youtube.com/watch?v=MFeS5ZUECDU
Growth of hippocampal neurons, Fraser Lab at Caltech: youtube.com/watch?v=5oJFliRTLRk&list=PLKlIvFWorkUNk1WN21sw1faU6cWh5C__3&index=15
Neurons in the cortex by Zeiss: youtube.com/watch?v=WACuGmGTH7g
Film and Video by Luke Hollyer
Music by Julian Samal
MIT Neurotech Logo by Beth Almeida
Animation by Brad Paivia
Produced by Maxine Jonas, Claire O’Connell and Amy Robinson
MIT Neurotech is a series based on a class created by Alan Jasanoff, Ed Boyden and Maxine Jonas at MIT's Center for Neurobiological Engineering (http://web.mit.edu/cnbe/). This EdX experiment is supported by MITx (edx.org/school/mitx/allcourses). Media created by EyeWire (eyewire.org/).
Explore MIT Neurotech at neurotech.eyewire.org
How do we see neurons, the brain’s principal functional units? Discover new views made possible by Multi-photon microscopy.
Part 1 of 12 featuring MIT Professors Elly Nedivi and Peter So.
Questions? Contact mitneurotech at mit dot edu.
We graciously thank the following researchers and videographers for providing beautiful footage: (in order of appearance)
3D reconstruction of neurons in the somatosensory cortex, Davies Lab: youtube.com/watch?v=roerkrRAfQg&list=PLF701371915BD7C5C&index=8
Glass Brain, Gazzaley Lab, UCSF: youtube.com/watch?v=dAIQeTeMJ-I
Deep Brain imaging in the somatosensory cortex from Thor Labs, courtesy of Dr. Hajime Hirase and Katsuya Ozawa
: youtube.com/watch?v=kyuY7F3cvNU
Monitoring blood profusion from Thor Labs,courtesy of Dr. Simon Rhodes:
youtube.com/watch?v=RG-lIQKdxH0
Imaging microglia by Dr Eyo at Wu Lab, Rutgers: youtube.com/watch?v=HYSKqNE-0cg&feature=youtu.be&t=7s
Neurons in the Dendrate Gyrus by Drew Berry for the Whole Brain Catalog: youtube.com/watch?v=zXLeJFu57Wg&feature=youtu.be&t=55s
Inhibitory neurons in the hippocampus: youtube.com/watch?v=OEaHJWAModE&list=PLKlIvFWorkUNk1WN21sw1faU6cWh5C__3&index=7
Embryonic development of a Zebrafish by Leica Microsystems: youtube.com/watch?v=MFeS5ZUECDU
Growth of hippocampal neurons, Fraser Lab at Caltech: youtube.com/watch?v=5oJFliRTLRk&list=PLKlIvFWorkUNk1WN21sw1faU6cWh5C__3&index=15
Neurons in the cortex by Zeiss: youtube.com/watch?v=WACuGmGTH7g
Film and Video by Luke Hollyer
Music by Julian Samal
MIT Neurotech Logo by Beth Almeida
Animation by Brad Paivia
Produced by Maxine Jonas, Claire O’Connell and Amy Robinson
MIT Neurotech is a series based on a class created by Alan Jasanoff, Ed Boyden and Maxine Jonas at MIT's Center for Neurobiological Engineering (http://web.mit.edu/cnbe/). This EdX experiment is supported by MITx (edx.org/school/mitx/allcourses). Media created by EyeWire (eyewire.org/).
