Summary: BRAIN Initiative scientists Jeff Lichtman and Florian Engert discuss their recently published method for imaging every neuron in the brain of a larval zebrafish at nanoscale resolution.

(Cambridge, MA – January 13, 2010) – Harvard University biologist Alex Schier has developed a new technique for screening zebrafish for effects of behavior-inducing drugs (specifically drugs affecting sleep and wakefulness). Zebrafish are pictured close up in his lab space in the Biological Laboratories on Divinity Avenue. Staff Photo Stephanie Mitchell/Harvard University News Office