Microscope 'hats' peer inside mice brains

Monday, September 12, 2011 - 13:00 in Biology & Nature

Mice are the mainstay of modern biomedical research, but the ability to image their brain cells while they're scampering around is no easy task. Scientists at Stanford University have created a powerful mini-microscope that can fit on a mouse head and stay there without interfering with the mouse's actions.

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