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Serial Two-Photon Tomography of the Whole Marmoset Brain for Neuroanatomical Analyses
Published on: January 17, 2025
A combined histological and MRI brain atlas of the common marmoset monkey, Callithrix jacchus
John D Newman1, William M Kenkel, Emily C Aronoff
1Unit on Developmental Neuroethology, Laboratory of Comparative Ethology, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Poolesville, MD 20837, USA. jdnewman@helix.nih.gov
Abstract:
The common marmoset, Callithrix jacchus, is of growing importance for research in neuroscience and related fields. In the present work, we describe a combined histological and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) atlas constructed from the brains of two adult female marmosets. Histological sections were processed from Nissl staining and digitized to produce an atlas in a large format that facilitates visualization of structures with significant detail. Naming of identifiable brain structures was performed utilizing current terminology. The histological sections and a simplified schematic atlas are available online at http://udn.nichd.nih.gov/brainatlas_home.html.
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