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An image of the area of the mouse brain that serves as the 'master clock,' which houses the brain's time-keeping neurons. The nuclei of the clock cells are shown in blue. A small molecule called VIP, shown in green, enables neurons in the central clock in the mammalian brain to synchronize.
Erik Herzog, Washington University in St. Louis
Cristina Mazuski in the lab of Erik Herzog, Washington University in St. Louis
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