Figure 23. Model surface rendering (top left) of single neuron obtained from confocal microscopy scan data. Note the faithful reproduction of this specific complex surface (soma, axon, and dendrites) by the modeling process. Three different virtual endoscopic views of the neuron model captured from a dynamic fly-through are shown at right. Upper right panel shows view from within soma, revealing interior somal surfaces and several junctions of connecting dendrites; lower left panel illustrates a closer view of somal/dendrite junctions; lower right shows view looking into a single dendrite. (Scan data courtesy of Dr. Joseph Szurszewski, Mayo Foundation.)