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Science, Maths & Technology
Understanding science: what we cannot know
...architecture of animal brains can be studied on larger scales with a different approach. This involves injecting ‘tracer molecules’ that are then transported along the axons of neurons. Typically, these compounds are fluorescent, rendering the pathways visible in a conventional microscope. Figure 17 shows neuron (in red) made visible by the introduction of a dye using...
