Revolutionary Brain Imaging: 64 Million Times Sharper than MRI

Researchers from multiple universities have made a breakthrough in MRI technology, capturing the sharpest images ever of a mouse brain. This refined MRI, combined with light sheet microscopy, provides an unprecedented way to visualize the brain’s connectivity, potentially leading to a better understanding of neurodegenerative diseases in humans. The refined MRI provides an important new way to visualize the connectivity of the entire brain at record-breaking resolution. The researchers say new insights from mouse imaging will in turn lead to a better understanding of conditions in humans, such as how the brain changes with age, diet, or even with neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s.