Saturday, 25 August 2012

Somewhere Over the Brainbow...

How to start any brain related website but with a short post about brainbows?


As a result of some splendid genetic engineering, each neuron emits its own combination of three fluorescent proteins, creating this gorgeous array. This particular one comes from the hippocampus of a mouse, with more details (and more brilliant images of brainbows) found here.