For brain metabolism studies, researchers can use Bruker’s NMR spectroscopy instruments to visualize metabolic exchanges that take place between astrocytes and neurons, for example. Furthermore, MR/PET hybrid modalities synchronize the detailed, soft-tissue imaging that MRI affords with the metabolic imaging capabilities of PET.
To perform molecular phenotyping of brain tissue and characterize different glial cells, for example, neuroscientists can use Bruker’s Ultraflex II MALDI-TOF/ TOF mass spectrometer. Furthermore, the BioSpec 3T provides an ideal solution for morphological animal phenotyping.
Researchers are using the simultaneous holographic photostimulation and imaging in vivo capabilities of our Ultima multiphoton microscopes to understand links between neural circuit patterns of activity and behavior in awake-behaving animals.