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Imaged cells of the hypothalamic preoptic region of a mouse brain. Different colors illustrate some of the cell diversity uncovered by MERFISH imaging.

Cellular atlas of brain region leads to discoveries

‘We now understand several behaviors in ways that we never did before’

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DateNovember 1, 2018November 2, 2018

Xiaowei Zhuang

Imaging leap rewarded with $3M

Zhuang receives 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences

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DateOctober 17, 2018October 9, 2019

Harvard scientists are among those who will receive more than $150 million in funding over the next five years through the National Institute of Health’s Brain Research through Advancing Innovative Neurotechnologies (BRAIN) Initiative. This marks part of an effort to gain insight into the workings of the brain.

Unraveling the brain’s secrets

Harvard researchers among those receiving more than $150 million in funding from the NIH BRAIN Initiative

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DateNovember 22, 2017November 27, 2017

A comparison of high- and low-quality STORM images of microtubules (top panels) and clathrin-coated pits (lower panels). The panels at left are from a dye that produces high-quality STORM images due to a high brightness and low duty-cycle. The images at right are from a dye that generates low-quality STORM images due to a low photo stability and a low number of switching cycles.

Imaging instruction

Researchers produce ‘primer’ to guide the use of STORM

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DateNovember 26, 2011April 2, 2019

Parvalbumin cells (blue) and one of the genes (red) that regulate their maturation in the cerebral cortex of a mouse. The connections made to and from these cells control critical periods of brain development and are vulnerable to mental illness. The Conte Center aims to map the wiring diagram, imprinted gene network, and functional maturation of these pivotal neurons using state-of-the-art microscopy and bioinformatics approaches.

Neurons in youth

Harvard study of brain development may shed light on disorders

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DateNovember 17, 2011April 15, 2019