Name: How to look inside the brain
Uploaded: 2012-05-17T15:01:29Z
Duration: 4 min 42 s
Description: There have been remarkable advances in understanding the brain, but how do you actually study the neurons inside it? Using gorgeous imagery, neuroscientist and TED Fellow Carl Schoonover shows the tools that let us see inside our brains.

There have been remarkable advances in understanding the brain, but how do you actually study the neurons inside it? Using gorgeous imagery, neuroscientist and TED Fellow Carl Schoonover shows the tools that let us see inside our brains.

Carl Schoonover: How to look inside the brain

How to look inside the brain

The Golgi stain, a late 19th-century innovation, transformed neuroscience by allowing us to see the brain's wiring for the first time.

Exploring neurons' inner workings has evolved; from darkening them with chemical stains to lighting them up with fluorescent proteins.

Antibody staining reveals precise molecular components within neurons, offering insights into brain functions and potential disorders.