Neuroscience
Neuroscience researchers are constantly delving deeper into the complexities of the brain and central nervous system. By better understanding how the nervous systems functions and ages, researchers bring us closer to effective treatments for degenerative neurological diseases, and new ways to anticipate and repair the damage caused by traumatic head and spinal injuries.
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16. Jan 2012 Institutes: McLean Hospital of Harvard University, Belmont, MA, USA, Leica Biosystems, Wetzlar, GermanyNeuroscience 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
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12. Jan 2012 Institutes: McLean Hospital of Harvard University, Belmont, MA, USA, Leica Biosystems, Wetzlar, GermanyNeuroscience 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
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02. Nov 2010 Institute: Leica Biosystems, Wetzlar, GermanyTogether with a suitable manipulator and oriented head holder, brain maps can be used to position probes at a preplanned site in the brains of several rodents. The instrument for moving a probe to a given coordinate in space – inside the brain – is a stereotaxic instrument. Read article
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07. Sep 2009 Institute: Leica Biosystems, Wetzlar, GermanyDr. George Paxinos paved the way for future neuroscience research by being the first to produce an accurate 3D stereotaxic atlas to guide placement of electrodes and injections in the brain of experimental animals. His atlases are now international standards. Read article
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