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Not really. Due to diffraction, the wavelength you need to resolve an axon (let alone the much more challenging dendritic projections) is on the order of a micr
by rflrob 10y ago
Not really. Due to diffraction, the wavelength you need to resolve an axon (let alone the much more challenging dendritic projections) is on the order of a micron, which is near infrared. Unfortunately, our skulls are opaque in this wavelength. You could possibly do X-rays, but the consensus is that blasting your head with the amount of ionizing radiation you'd need is a Bad Idea™.
There's possibly some room for a clever super resolution technique, but I haven't seen anything about it (it's also not my field).