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The Brain Magnified: Hindbrain

Degree of magnification
Human
Monkey
Cat
Rat
Frog
4x
human hindbrain low power
monkey hindbrain low power
cat hindbrain low power
rat hindbrain low power
frog hindbrain low power
10x
human hindbrain med power
monkey hindbrain med power
cat hindbrain med power
rat hindbrain med power
frog hindbrain med power
20x
human 20x- unavailable
monkey 20x- unavailable
cat 20x- unavailable
rat hindbrain high power
frog 20x- unavailable



As with the cerebellum photomicrographs, these magnifications of slides of the hindbrain all look quite similar to each other. When we looked at brains on a large scale we did notice some differences in gross structure. Yet, now that we have magnified them to a great degree, the differentiation between animals seems to blur. Do you notice how similar all the neurons of the animals are?




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