Portraits of the Mind: Sel Otak Di Bawah Mikroskop

Potraits of the Mind : Visualizing the Brain form Antiquity to the 21st Century ialah sebuah buku yang ditulis oleh Carl Schoonover. Buku ini memberi kita imej tentang ekplorasi otak daripada lakaran zaman dahulu hinggalan ke lukisan abad ke 19 melalui teknologi moden. Gambar-gambar ini diambil menggunakan teknologi yang sangat canggih hinggakan boleh melihat sel-sel otak dengan terperinci.

Photomicrograph of a neuron’s cell body (top, center) and its dendrites radiating out of it, obtained with a scanning electron microscope.

 

 

Photomicrograph of the molecular scaffolding of axons.

Photomicrograph of different components of the rat cerebellum, including Purkinje neurons in green, glia (non-neuronal cells) in red, and cell nuclei in blue.

Diffusion MRI image of a patient who has suffered a stroke in the thalamus. This has resulted in major disruptions to certain axon tracts, some of which are visible at the bottom of the figure.

p/s: Begitu indah ciptaan Tuhan.. kenape kita masih lagi tidak bersyukur kepada-Nya??

Sumber: PDN