scholarly journals All-optical imaging and patterned stimulation with a one-photon endoscope

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinyong Zhang ◽  
Ryan N Hughes ◽  
Namsoo Kim ◽  
Isabella P Fallon ◽  
Konstantin I bakhurin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Activity ◽  
Calcium Imaging ◽  
Neural Circuit ◽  
Integrated System ◽  
Striatal Neurons ◽  
Indirect Pathway ◽  
Cellular Resolution ◽  
All Optical ◽  
Freely Moving

While in vivo calcium imaging makes it possible to record activity in defined neuronal populations with cellular resolution, optogenetics allows selective manipulation of neural activity. Recently, these two tools have been combined to stimulate and record neural activity at the same time, but current approaches often rely on two-photon microscopes that are difficult to use in freely moving animals. To address these limitations, we have developed a new integrated system combining a one-photon endoscope and a digital micromirror device for simultaneous calcium imaging and precise optogenetic photo-stimulation with near cellular resolution (Miniscope with All-optical Patterned Stimulation and Imaging, MAPSI). Using this highly portable system in freely moving mice, we were able to image striatal neurons from either the direct pathway or the indirect pathway while simultaneously activating any neuron of choice in the field of view, or to synthesize arbitrary spatiotemporal patterns of photo-stimulation. We could also select neurons based on their relationship with behavior and recreate the behavior by mimicking the natural neural activity with photo-stimulation. MAPSI thus provides a powerful tool for interrogation of neural circuit function in freely moving animals.

scholarly journals Erratum: Corrigendum: Simultaneous all-optical manipulation and recording of neural circuit activity with cellular resolution in vivo

2015 ◽  
Vol 12 (7) ◽  
pp. 692-692
Author(s):  
Adam M Packer ◽  
Lloyd E Russell ◽  
Henry W P Dalgleish ◽  
Michael Häusser
Keyword(s):  
Neural Circuit ◽  
Optical Manipulation ◽  
Cellular Resolution ◽  
All Optical

scholarly journals Three-dimensional Two-Photon Optogenetics and Imaging of Neural Circuits in vivo

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weijian Yang ◽  
Luis Carrillo-Reid ◽  
Yuki Bando ◽  
Darcy S. Peterka ◽  
Rafael Yuste
Keyword(s):  
Visual Cortex ◽  
Neural Activity ◽  
Calcium Imaging ◽  
Pyramidal Neurons ◽  
Neural Circuits ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Two Photon ◽  
Cellular Resolution ◽  
Photon Excitation

We demonstrate a holographic system for simultaneous three-dimensional (3D) two-photon stimulation and imaging of neural activity in the mouse neocortex in vivo with cellular resolution. Dual two-photon excitation paths are implemented with independent 3D targeting for calcium imaging and precision optogenetics. We validate the usefulness of the microscope by photoactivating local pools of interneurons in awake mice visual cortex in 3D, which suppress the nearby pyramidal neurons’ response to visual stimuli.

scholarly journals Simultaneous all-optical manipulation and recording of neural circuit activity with cellular resolution in vivo

2014 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 140-146 ◽  
Author(s):  
Adam M Packer ◽  
Lloyd E Russell ◽  
Henry W P Dalgleish ◽  
Michael Häusser
Keyword(s):  
Neural Circuit ◽  
Optical Manipulation ◽  
Cellular Resolution ◽  
All Optical

scholarly journals All-optical interrogation of neural circuits in behaving mice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lloyd E. Russell ◽  
Henry W.P. Dalgleish ◽  
Rebecca Nutbrown ◽  
Oliver Gauld ◽  
Dustin Herrmann ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Circuits ◽  
Neural Circuit ◽  
Barrel Cortex ◽  
Brain Area ◽  
Imaging Data ◽  
Temporal Precision ◽  
Two Photon ◽  
All Optical ◽  
The Impact

Recent advances combining two-photon calcium imaging and two-photon optogenetics with digital holography now allow us to read and write neural activity in vivo at cellular resolution with millisecond temporal precision. Such 'all-optical' techniques enable experimenters to probe the impact of functionally defined neurons on neural circuit function and behavioural output with new levels of precision. This protocol describes the experimental strategy and workflow for successful completion of typical all-optical interrogation experiments in awake, behaving head-fixed mice. We describe modular procedures for the setup and calibration of an all-optical system, the preparation of an indicator and opsin-expressing and task-performing animal, the characterization of functional and photostimulation responses and the design and implementation of an all-optical experiment. We discuss optimizations for efficiently selecting and targeting neuronal ensembles for photostimulation sequences, as well as generating photostimulation response maps from the imaging data that can be used to examine the impact of photostimulation on the local circuit. We demonstrate the utility of this strategy using all-optical experiments in three different brain areas - barrel cortex, visual cortex and hippocampus - using different experimental setups. This approach can in principle be adapted to any brain area for all-optical interrogation experiments to probe functional connectivity in neural circuits and for investigating the relationship between neural circuit activity and behaviour.

scholarly journals Light, heat, action: neural control of fruit fly behaviour

2015 ◽  
Vol 370 (1677) ◽  
pp. 20140211 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Owald ◽  
Suewei Lin ◽  
Scott Waddell
Keyword(s):  
Drosophila Melanogaster ◽  
Neural Activity ◽  
Neural Control ◽  
Neural Circuit ◽  
Cell Signalling ◽  
Fruit Fly ◽  
Signalling Pathways ◽  
Holistic View ◽  
Cellular Resolution ◽  
Technical Advances

The fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster has emerged as a popular model to investigate fundamental principles of neural circuit operation. The sophisticated genetics and small brain permit a cellular resolution understanding of innate and learned behavioural processes. Relatively recent genetic and technical advances provide the means to specifically and reproducibly manipulate the function of many fly neurons with temporal resolution. The same cellular precision can also be exploited to express genetically encoded reporters of neural activity and cell-signalling pathways. Combining these approaches in living behaving animals has great potential to generate a holistic view of behavioural control that transcends the usual molecular, cellular and systems boundaries. In this review, we discuss these approaches with particular emphasis on the pioneering studies and those involving learning and memory.

scholarly journals Precise, 3-D optogenetic control of the diameter of single arterioles

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip J. O’Herron ◽  
David A. Hartmann ◽  
Kun Xie ◽  
Prakash Kara ◽  
Andy Y. Shih
Keyword(s):  
Blood Flow ◽  
Neural Activity ◽  
Light Modulator ◽  
Spatiotemporal Resolution ◽  
Two Photon ◽  
Light Pulses ◽  
All Optical ◽  
Health And Disease ◽  
And Control

AbstractModulation of brain arteriole diameter is critical for maintenance of cerebral blood pressure and control of hyperemia during regional neural activity. However, studies of hemodynamic function in health and disease have lacked a method to control and monitor blood flow with high spatiotemporal resolution. Here, we describe a new all-optical approach to precisely control and monitor arteriolar contractility in vivo using combined two-photon optogenetics and imaging. The expression of the excitatory opsin, ReaChR, in vascular smooth muscle cells enabled rapid and repeated vasoconstriction following brief light pulses. Targeted two-photon activation of ReaCHR using a spatial light modulator (SLM) produced highly localized constrictions when targeted to individual arteries within the neocortex. We demonstrate the utility of this method for examining arteriole contractile dynamics and creating transient blood flow reductions. Additionally, we show that optogenetic constriction can offset or completely block sensory stimulus evoked vasodilation, providing a valuable tool to dissociate blood flow changes from neural activity.

scholarly journals Large-scale cellular-resolution imaging of neural activity in freely behaving mice

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.P. Leman ◽  
I.A. Chen ◽  
K.A. Bolding ◽  
J. Tai ◽  
L.K. Wilmerding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Neural Activity ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
First Generation ◽  
Brain Regions ◽  
Field Of View ◽  
Cellular Resolution ◽  
Neural Populations ◽  
Resolution Imaging ◽  
Freely Behaving ◽  
Freely Moving

AbstractMiniaturized microscopes for head-mounted fluorescence imaging are powerful tools for visualizing neural activity during naturalistic behaviors, but the restricted field of view of first-generation ‘miniscopes’ limits the size of neural populations accessible for imaging. Here we describe a novel miniaturized mesoscope offering cellular-resolution imaging over areas spanning several millimeters in freely moving mice. This system enables comprehensive visualization of activity across entire brain regions or interactions across areas.

scholarly journals Simultaneous optogenetic manipulation and calcium imaging in freely movingC. elegans

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Frederick B. Shipley ◽  
Christopher M. Clark ◽  
Mark J. Alkema ◽  
Andrew M. Leifer
Keyword(s):  
Neural Activity ◽  
Calcium Imaging ◽  
Neural Circuits ◽  
Neural Response ◽  
Sensory Stimuli ◽  
Systems Neuroscience ◽  
C Elegans ◽  
Fundamental Goal ◽  
Freely Moving ◽  
Interneuron Activity

A fundamental goal of systems neuroscience is to probe the dynamics of neural activity that drive behavior. Here we present an instrument to simultaneously manipulate neural activity via Channelrhodopsin, monitor neural response via GCaMP3, and observes behavior in freely moving C. elegans. We use the instrument to directly observe the relation between sensory stimuli, interneuron activity and locomotion in the mechanosensory circuit. Now published as: Front Neural Circuits 8:28, doi:10.3389/fncir.2014.00028

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