Neuroscience: Virtual Lab

Record electrical activities of individual neurons while you deliver mechanical stimulus to the attached skin. Inject flurescent dyes into the neurons to visualize their morphology. Identify the neurons based on the morphology and the response to stimuli, comparing them to previously published results. Click to enter the lab.

The Virtual Labs Series produced by the Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) has won top honors in the Pirelli INTERNETional Award competition. More than 1,200 multimedia entries competed for the Top Pirelli Prize, which recognizes the best multimedia products designed to use the internet to educate about science and technology. Read on...

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