NeuroImage of the Week: Pretty stuff in the rat brain

By ddobbs on February 14, 2008.

Neuroimage of the day:

Rat hippocampus neurons:

From Dissociated culture of rat hippocampal neurons on Flickr - Photo Sharing!]

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