# @worldscifest on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/78isjNE9gj
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/2461400-worldscifest-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/postThumbnails/7d41bffabd.jpg
- **Posted:** 2015-09-22T20:16:53.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** WorldScienceFestival (@WorldSciFest) — https://gondola.cc/WorldSciFest

## Caption

This scanning #electron micrograph shows a #neuron from a #rat #brain called a Purkinje cell. Its characteristic branching projections detect information and transmit #messages that regulate the movement of #muscles. Damaged or lost Purkinje cells can lead to #neurological #disorders and #diseases.
#photooftheday #science #micro #microscopic #biology #pizzarat
📷 Michael Häusser, Sarah Rieubland, and Arnd Roth

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## Tags

micro, photooftheday, neuron, electron, diseases, pizzarat, neurological, science, rat, messages, brain, muscles, microscopic, disorders, biology

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