Mice Brainbow
a brainbow of neurons in mouse embryo (b), tractographical images of similar neurons (chédotal , richards, 2010)
the mouse brain has 75,000,000 neurons , more similar human brain drosophila , other commonly used organisms model technique, such c. elegans. mice first organisms in brainbow method of neuroimaging employed. livet et al. (2007) developed 2 versions of brainbow mice using brainbow-1 , brainbow-2, described above. in using these methods create complete map , track axons of mouse muscle, necessary collect tens of thousands of images , compile them stacks create complete schematic. possible trace each motor axon , synaptic contacts construct complete connectome of muscle.
more examples of neurons examined using brainbow technique in transgenic mice located in motor nerve innervating ear muscles, axon tracts in brainstem, , hippocampal dentate gyrus.
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