Types of neurons:function Component Sensory Motor Local Projection Neuroendocrine Model Signal neuran neuron interneuron interneuron cell neuron Input Excitatory input signal Integrative Integration signal Conduction signal (action potential) Conductile Output or Outpul 2 secretory Capillary signal Muscle Secretion
Labeling of individaul neuron via intracellular loading Purkinje Cell
Purkinje Cell Labeling of individaul neuron via intracellular loading
Genetic labeling of individual Drosophila neurons And in the context of the whole brain
Genetic labeling of individual Drosophila neurons
Individual neurons visualized with "Brainbow" Dentate gyrus Cerebral cortex Purkinje cells in the cerebellum Jeff Lichtman,Harvard University
CLARITY Making biological tissue transparent and chemically accessible Before After The brain is a The brain isa world consisting world consistino of ar er of of a number of un ed unexplored cont and continents and great sches great stretches of unknown of unknown territory. territory. 2 days Can view connections and networks across an entire,intact brain Karl Deisseroth,Stanford University