Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 48-hour time-lapse of developing neurons connecting the opposite side of the central nervous system in a chick embryo. Electrified ...

A 48-hour time-lapse film of neurons developing in the central nervous system of a chick embryo has won the Nikon Small World in Motion video competition. Taken under a microscope by Alexandre ...

This is a time-lapse sequence of a neuron growing from tube to tube in the array. The neuron grows much faster inside the microtube than in the spaces between tubes. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert!

In the images, the rise and fall of CaMKIIalpha activation levels in a neuron are indicated by pseudo-colors. Elapsed time from the stimulation is indicated in seconds by the white numbers.