Medium: archival print

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Narrative

Dr. Dieter Jaeger’s research group studies neural information processing in the basal ganglia, cerebellum, and cortex in mice. Recent technological advancements in optogenetics, voltage imaging and electrophysiology help researchers to probe into activities of neurons. With the ability to measure, control and analyze neural signals in vivo and in vitro, it is possible to reveal the mechanism for transmitting neural signals, study the interaction between multiple brain structures, and further shed light on more complex brain behaviors like movement control and cognition.

This artistic visualization of neuron is inspired by the information flow carried by electrochemical processes within neurons. Digitally-rendered curves on a dendritic structure create an abstraction for the interplay of charge-carrying ions, electric currents and neurotransmitters that convey neural information.