See these first-of-a-kind views of living human nerve cells

The human brain is teeming with diversity. By plucking out delicate, live tissue during neurosurgery and then studying the resident cells, researchers have revealed a partial cast of neural characters that give rise to our thoughts, dreams and memories.

So far, researchers with the Allen Institute for Brain Science in Seattle have described the intricate shapes and electrical properties of about 100 nerve cells, or neurons, taken from the brains of 36 patients as they underwent surgery for conditions such as brain tumors or epilepsy.

To reach the right spot, surgeons had to remove a small hunk of brain tissue, which is usually discarded as medical waste. In this case, the brain tissue was promptly packed up and sent — alive — to the researchers.

Once there, the human tissue was kept on life support for several days as researchers analyzed the cells’ shape and function.

Some neurons underwent detailed microscopy, which revealed intricate branching structures and a wide array of shapes. The cells also underwent tiny zaps of electricity, which allowed researchers to see how the neurons might have communicated with other nerve cells in the brain.

The Allen Institute released the first publicly available database of these neurons on October 25.

Im meditation I always perceive any level of consciousness above me as Light no matter what level I am on.

Even the Bible states several times, God is Light. (For me, God is higher consciousness)

Neals Bohr the Danish atomic physicist and foe of Einstein that discovered the structure of an atom discovered that when an electron goes from an outer orbital to an inner orbital it gives off a photon or light, just the same as consciousness. (Thus the Holy spirit is seen as Light)

In the first level of human consciousness beyond the physical body there are two counter rotating fields(same as the first orbital around the nucleus) and they travel in opposite directions...

In particle physics, spin to the left creates an organized pattern. The same is true for masculine consciousness. Spin to the right creates a dispersion pattern. Same is true for feminine emotional consciousness....

This barely scratches the surface. The more I read quantum physics the more I understand my meditation experiences exploring consciousness.

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