Smithsonian

Beauty of the Brain

Thank the cerebellum—the convoluted lobe of tissue at the back and bottom of the brain—for your ability to dance or ride a bike. It’s all about motor coordination. In this stained slice of cerebellar tissue, support cells called glia are in blue, and cells called Purkinje neurons are in green. Purkinje neurons are some of the largest neurons in the brain and have extensive branching networks of projections called dendrites.

Courtesy of Thomas Deerinck and Mark Ellisman

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Photos from: "Beauty of the Brain" »