Connectomics based on high resolution ssTEM imagery requires reconstruction of the neuron geometry from histological slides. We present an approach for the automatic membrane segmentation in anisotropic stacks of electron microscopy brain tissue sections. The ambiguities in neuronal segmentation of a section are resolved by using the context from the neighboring sections. We find the global den...

Scrapie is a transmissible fatal disease that affects the central nervous system of sheep and goats. The diagnosis of scrapie has traditionally relied on histopathologic demonstration of characteristic lesions in brain sections. In recent years, however, increasing attention has been given to the use of immunodiagnostic methods that focus on detection of a specific protein known as the prion pr...

Neuroanatomy teaching most often takes the form of detailed didactic lectures, consolidated by application of new knowledge in the anatomy laboratory where cadaveric specimens can be closely examined, and are often accompanied by clinical vignettes and imaging correlates. Such exposure to neuroanatomy is undoubtedly effective, but for learners then proceeding to further training Pocket Brain is...

Current neuroimaging techniques have very limited abilities to directly identify and quantify neurotransmitters from brain sections. We have developed a molecular-specific approach for the simultaneous imaging and quantitation of multiple neurotransmitters, precursors, and metabolites, such as tyrosine, tryptamine, tyramine, phenethylamine, dopamine, 3-methoxytyramine, serotonin, GABA, glutamat...

In situ hybridization (ISH) is an extremely useful tool for localizing gene expression and changes in expression to specific cell populations in tissue samples across numerous research fields. Typically, a research group will put forth significant effort to design, generate, validate and then utilize in situ probes in thin or ultrathin paraffin embedded tissue sections. While combining ISH and ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Accurate and reproducible determination of the size and location of cerebral infarcts is critical for the evaluation of experimental focal cerebral ischemia. The purpose of this study was to compare intracardiac perfusion of 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride with immersion of brain tissue in 2,3,5-triphenyltetrazolium chloride to delineate brain infarcts in rats. METH...

Cryostat sectioning is a popular but labor-intensive method for preparing histological brain sections. We have developed a modification of the commercially available CryoJane tape collection method that significantly improves the ease of collection and the final quality of the tissue sections. The key modification involves an array of UVLEDs to achieve uniform polymerization of the glass slide ...

The aim of the study was to identify pathomorphology brain damage in patients who died COVID-19. Material and methods . Autopsy reports autopsy material 17 deceased with pre-mortem confirmed COVID-19 infection were analyzed. Fatal cases which COVID19 major cause death included study. Five people diagnosed cerebral infarction. Organ samples taken for histological examination during autopsy. Sect...

A three step method using microwave irradiation enabled microscopic slides of human brain tissue to be obtained within one working day: steps 1 and 2 hardened and solidified brain tissue; step 3 completed formalin fixation. The efficacy and precision of the method was compared with slides of conventionally processed brain tissue that had been fixed in formalin for six weeks. The microscopic qua...

The distribution of D1 and D2 receptors was studied in coronal sections of rat brain, using quantitative autoradiography. D1 receptors were labeled with 1.8 nM 3H-SKF-83566 (a brominated analog of 3H-SCH-23390), while D2 receptors were labeled with 1.0 nM 3H-spiroperidol (3H-SPD). The binding of both ligands to sections from brain and from a homogenate of caudate putamen (CPu mash) reached equi...