Tangled and Twisted

Year: 
2017
Ranking: 
Entrant
Artist: 
Patrick Keeley (Postdoc), Jason Kim
Department: 
Neuroscience Research Institute
Lab: 
Reese Lab

Description

A single retinal neuron filled with a fluorescent dye reveals an elaborate structure essential for this cell to function: the dendritic arbor. This tortuous and frantic collection of branches emanating from the cell receives messages from neighboring cells and helps relay them to the brain.

 

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