With experts in fields of study spanning brain matter to dark matter, Kavli NDI scientists are working together to apply a transdisciplinary approach to neuroscience research that will revolutionize our understanding of the brain.
“As humans, we can identify galaxies light years away and we can study particles smaller than an atom, but we still haven’t unlocked the mystery of the three pounds of matter that sits between our ears.”President Barack Obama,
April 2013
A large cluster of galaxies dating from the early universe until the present day. The gravitational collapse of dark matter forms a filamentary structure, while normal, luminous matter appears clustered into glowing galaxies that are found along the filaments of the dark matter cosmic web.
Image credit: Ralf Kaehler, Oliver Hahn and Tom Abel (KIPAC).
Brain cells extend elaborate dendritic and axonal processes to form networks that allow for communication between interconnected cells. These cortical neurons were grown for 12 days in a culture dish and labeled with Nissl (magenta: nucleic acids), phalloidin (blue: actin filaments), and wheat germ agglutinin (cyan: glycoconjugates on cell membranes).
Image credit: Natasha K. Hussain, Huaqiang Fang, Hana Goldschmidt, and Bian Liu (Kavli NDI).
“As humans, we can identify galaxies light years away and we can study particles smaller than an atom, but we still haven’t unlocked the mystery of the three pounds of matter that sits between our ears.”President Barack Obama,
April 2013