3D-reconstructions and virtual 4D-visualization to study metamorphic brain development in the sphinx moth Manduca sexta

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Volumn 4, Issue MAR, 2010, Pages

  Huetteroth, Wolf ^a   El Jundi, Basil ^a   El Jundi, Sirri ^a   Schachtner, Joachim ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animation; Brain; Development; Digital neuroanatomy; Insect; Manduca; Neuropil

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956293770     PISSN: 16625137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2010.00007     Document Type: Article

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