McLean Hospital of Harvard University, Belmont, MA, USA

Neuroscience research very frequently requires animal sacrifice and microscopic examination of the brain. Certainly, stereotaxic surgery is always followed by histological examination, if only to confirm the correct placement of the probe. Read article

Neuroscience researchers usually need to see slices of whole brain in order to determine the location in brain of detail they are viewing under the microscope. The brain needs to be hardened to allow cutting the thin slices, unless a vibrating blade microtome, which is much slower, is used. Read article