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- *4K* Video - Cape Dwarf Chameleon (Bradypodion pumilum) head and brain 3D rendering

  • 1. Institute of Biotechnology, University of Helsinki

Description

4K movie displaying the 3D rendering of the head and both the morphological features and spatial organization of the main encephalic subdivisions of the Cape Dwarf Chameleon. The brain reconstruction was obtained from a microCT scan of a iodine-stained specimen through manual segmentation using the software Amira 5.5.0.

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If you are interested in reptile brain evolution and behavior, please, have a look to our recent publication:

"Comparative analysis of squamate brains unveils multi-level variation in cerebellar architecture associated with locomotor specialization"

Simone Macrì, Yoland Savriama, Imran Khan & Nicolas Di-Poï

Nature Communications 10, 5560 (2019)

 

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Journal article: 10.1038/s41467-019-13405-w (DOI)