Neuroscience Collection (page 5)

Neuropeptide Y neurotransmitter molecule C015 / 6240
Neuropeptide Y neurotransmitter molecule. Molecular model showing the structure of the neurotransmitter neuropeptide Y (NPY). NPY is found in the brain and autonomic nervous system

Myelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5840
Myelinated nerve. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a myelinated nerve fibre and Schwann cell

Myelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5839
Myelinated nerve. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a myelinated nerve fibre and Schwann cell

Myelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5838
Myelinated nerve. Coloured transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a myelinated nerve fibre and Schwann cell

Myelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5448
Myelinated nerve. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a myelinated nerve fibre and Schwann cell. Myelin (black)

Myelinated nerve, TEM C016 / 5370
Myelinated nerve. Transmission electron micrograph (TEM) of a section through a myelinated nerve fibre and Schwann cell (centre)

Neuropeptide Y neurotransmitter molecule C014 / 0013
Neuropeptide Y neurotransmitter molecule. Molecular model showing the structure of the neurotransmitter neuropeptide Y (NPY)

Synapses, artwork C014 / 0002
Synapses. Computer artwork of synapses, the junction between nerve cells (orange). Synapses transmit electrical signals from one nerve cell to the next

Synapses, artwork C014 / 0004
Synapses. Computer artwork of synapses, the junction between nerve cells (blue). Synapses transmit electrical signals from one nerve cell to the next

Synapses, artwork C014 / 0003
Synapses. Computer artwork of synapses, the junction between nerve cells (blue). Synapses transmit electrical signals from one nerve cell to the next

Myelinated nerves, SEM C013 / 7142
Myelinated nerves. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through the sciatic nerve, showing the myelinated nerve fibres (axons)

Myelinated nerves, SEM C013 / 7141
Myelinated nerves. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through the sciatic nerve, showing the myelinated nerve fibres (axons)

Myelinated nerves, SEM C013 / 7138
Myelinated nerves. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through a myelinated nerve fibre (axon, beige, centre) from the sciatic nerve

Ciliary hairs in the cerebral ventricle. Coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of the wall of a cerebral ventricle. The cerebral ventricles are four communicating cavities within the brain that

Brain anatomy, 14th century artwork. The cranial vault (top of the skull, left) has been removed and two of the skull sutures (zig-zag lines) are shown

Spinal anatomy, 14th century artwork. The spinal cord is shown running down the back, with eighteen spinal nerves braching off through holes in the vertebrae (spinal bones)

Impossible shape, computer artwork

Scintillating grid illusion. This illusion, based on the Hermann grid, was created in 1994. When the grid is observed, the white dots at the intersection of the grey lines appear to scintillate

Square illusion - subdivision leads to apparent enlargement. There are three squares of identical area. However, the middle square appears to be wider than it is tall

Muller-Lyer illusion. The two lines with arrows at each end appear to be different lengths on the left. In fact they are the same length

Impossible rectangle. This is an impossible object - one that can be drawn in 2 dimensions but not created

Illusory contours forming circles. This illusion demonstrates the false perception of areas of increased brightness. Lines are apparently joined to bright circles. In fact no such circles exist

Freemish crate. This representation of an impossible cube is based upon the standard 2- dimensional depiction of a cube, but with some of the edges crossing in a way that could not be achieved in 3

Jastrow illusion. The bottom shape appears to be larger than the top shape. They are actually identical

Circle in a square illusion. The two red circles in the image are the same size. However, the one inside a blue square looks larger than the one enclosing a blue square

Hering illusion. This illusion was created by the physiologist Edward Hering in the 19th century. It exploits the brains understanding of perspective to fool it into thinking that the two horizontal

Bullseye illusion. The blue shaded area in the centre of the circle appears larger than the blue perimeter area. In fact they are the same area. This is easily proven by calculation

Framing colour illusion
Framing colours illusion. Black borders around colours enhance their brightness and prevent clashing. The colours in the pattern on the left appear to be brighter and bolder than those on the right

Poggendorff illusion. The two red lines crossing the blue bar are colinear. Many people see them as being offset. There are still no satisfactory explanations as to why this should be the case

Three arc illusion. The three arcs shown give the impression of belonging to circles of increasing radius when viewed from top to bottom. They actually come from circles of the same radius

Square illusion - orientation changes perception of size. The two squares are identical. However, the one on the left appears larger because it has been rotated through 45 degrees

Impossible trident. This uses the fact that a rectangular bar can be represented in 2 dimensions by 3 lines, whereas a cylinder requires 2. So we have 3 cylinders blending into 2 rectangular bars

Kanizsa triangle. This image appears to depict a solid triangle overlaying another triangle. This triangle looks brighter than the background. In fact there is no triangle

Delboeuf illusion. An illusion created by the Belgian philosopher Franz Joseph Delboeuf. The two red circles on the left have the same diameter, as do the two red circles on the right

Computer artwork of an impossible triangle
Impossible triangle. Abstract computer artwork of a triangle, made from 3 sections of tower block, which would be impossible to construct because it breaks the laws of artistic perspective

Angle illusion. The red angle marked on the left appears to be larger than the red angle on the right. In fact they are the same size

Square illusion - vertical lines appear longer
Square illusion. The shape on the right hand side is a square whilst the one on the left, which is slightly shorter, is not. However many people believe it to be the other way round

Orbison illusion. Both the rectangle surrounding the pattern and the perfect square within the pattern appear to be distorted

Irradiation illusion. The white square against a black background on the left appears to be larger than the black square against a white background on the right. They are actually the same size

Cafe wall illusion. This illusion is so named because it was first noticed on a tiled wall in a Bristol cafe. The pattern in the image appears to show sloping grey lines between the black

Simultaneous contrast example. The green squares look brighter on the left, where they are in yellow bands, compared to the right, where they are in blue bands

Zoellner illusion. The vertical lines are parallel but seem to be tilted. There are 2 theories as to why this is the case

Hermann-Hering illusion
Hermann grid illusion. The intersections of the white horizontal and vertical lines in this image appear to be grey. But when looked at directly they are clearly white

Penrose stairway. This is an impossible figure created by the physicist Roger Penrose and used by M C Escher in his illustration " Ascending and Descending"

Ehrenstein illusion - illusory contours forming circles. Created in 1954 by the psychologist Walter Ehrenstein, this illusion demonstrates the false perception of areas of increased brightness

Brain-computer interface, artwork
Brain-computer interface. Artwork showing a paralysed man using his thoughts to play a computer game. This setup is similar to that used by Matthew Nagle

Brain function, conceptual artwork. Electroencephalogram (EEG) machine monitoring brain activity

Nerve cells, light micrograph
Nerve cells, or neurons, light micrograph. Neurons are responsible for passing information around the central nervous system (CNS) and from the CNS to the rest of the body

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