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Motion in the brain

ID Number
2323

Description
Amid a network of blood vessels and star-shaped support cells, neurons in the brain signal each other. The mists of color show the flow of important molecules like glucose and oxygen. This image is a snapshot from a 52-second simulation created by an animation artist. Such visualizations make biological processes more accessible and easier to understand.

Featured in the February 20, 2007, issue of Biomedical Beat.

The full animation is featured in Computing Life.

Type
Illustration

Source
Kim Hager and Neal Prakash, University of California, Los Angeles

Credit Line
Kim Hager, University of California, Los Angeles