To image the Drosophila hemibrain, researchers precisely cut the fly brain into slabs using a hot knife, then imaged each slab separately under an electron microscope. Afterwards, images from different sections were carefully stitched together. The goal: To create an image volume with as little aberration along the boundaries as possible, to make tracing the paths of neurons through the brain possible.
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