Brain Histology - Neuron Your Way to Understanding It

Been praying for a way to understand CNS histology? Well, axon you shall recieve - here's a (hopefully) decent guide to identifying areas and cell types in the central nervous system. The central nervous system isn't just about neurons. There are meninges (the dura, the arachnoid and the pia). There are all the support cells - oligodendroyctes, astrocytes, microglia and ependymal cells. Each of these has a unique role to play in maintaining the brain as a functioning organ. They can be fiendishly difficult to tell apart on a histology slide - so this guide will help you with the main features to identify cell types in the brain.

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Thank you for the video! I feel like during my neurohystology classes most of the images ended up being schematic rather than actual slides so beyond being able to tell neurons and the laminae, the neuropil had always been just mystery stuff to me until now.

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Nice! That's great to hear. I remember drawing pictures of the different layers of the laminae and it's never been practically useful. I think with neurohistology, it's all about embracing the ambiguity - you won't be able to identify every nucleus with 100% certainty.