Scientists have found a way to map the intricate patterns of cells in mouse brain tissue with an off-the-shelf light ...

Researchers expect LICONN technology will be broadly useful to enable high-resolution tissue analysis in other organs and ...

The ability to see the brain in a fresh light has given rise to a wealth ... of proteins that maintains a cell’s shape. Under an electron microscope, protein fibers called actin filaments ...

A new method makes use of off-the-shelf light microscopes, hydrogel and deep learning. Our brain is a complex organ. Billions of nerve cells are wired in an intricate network, constantly ...

A powerful new technique combines expansion microscopy with lattice light-sheet microscopy for nanoscale imaging ... Two scientists, Ruixuan Gao and Shoh Asano, wanted to use his team’s microscope on ...

It has been equally empowering for studies beyond the brain. Sabrina Absalon uses ... now be separated enough to appear distinct under a light microscope. They've also adapted their protocols ...

A 1.7-gram head-mounted microscope, for the first time, enables dual-modal imaging with high spatiotemporal resolution. This ...

This study has shed light on many intriguing ... These slices were photographed under an electron microscope, combining the images into a comprehensive digital brain map. Employing machine ...

2008). But single-photon illumination can only image cells immediately under the microscope objective and necessitates inserting the fiber-optic objective directly into the brain tissue.

“The hydrogel expansion pulls features of the brain tissue so far apart that we can resolve them with a standard light microscope. This method enhances the effective resolution by 16 ...