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Time-lapse Imaging of Neuroblast Migration in Acute Slices of the Adult Mouse Forebrain
Published on: September 12, 2012
Window into the songbird brain reveals superdiffusive migration of adult-born neurons
1Department of Psychology, Queens College, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA; CUNY Neuroscience Collaborative, Psychology and Biology Departments, The Graduate Center, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Abstract:
In a recent study, Shvedov and colleagues used live two-photon imaging in transgenic zebra finches to reveal migration patterns of neuroblasts through the complex environment of the postembryonic brain. This study highlights the value of ubiquitin C/green fluorescent protein (UBC-GFP) transgenic zebra finches in studying adult neurogenesis and advances our understanding of dispersed long-distance neuronal migration in the adult brain, shedding light on this understudied phenomenon.

