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Hira R. Closed-loop experiments and brain machine interfaces with multiphoton microscopy. NEUROPHOTONICS 2024; 11:033405. [PMID: 38375331 PMCID: PMC10876015 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.11.3.033405] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2023] [Revised: 01/22/2024] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 02/21/2024]
Abstract
In the field of neuroscience, the importance of constructing closed-loop experimental systems has increased in conjunction with technological advances in measuring and controlling neural activity in live animals. We provide an overview of recent technological advances in the field, focusing on closed-loop experimental systems where multiphoton microscopy-the only method capable of recording and controlling targeted population activity of neurons at a single-cell resolution in vivo-works through real-time feedback. Specifically, we present some examples of brain machine interfaces (BMIs) using in vivo two-photon calcium imaging and discuss applications of two-photon optogenetic stimulation and adaptive optics to real-time BMIs. We also consider conditions for realizing future optical BMIs at the synaptic level, and their possible roles in understanding the computational principles of the brain.
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- Riichiro Hira
- Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Tokyo, Japan
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Russell LE, Fişek M, Yang Z, Tan LP, Packer AM, Dalgleish HWP, Chettih SN, Harvey CD, Häusser M. The influence of cortical activity on perception depends on behavioral state and sensory context. Nat Commun 2024; 15:2456. [PMID: 38503769 PMCID: PMC10951313 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-46484-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Accepted: 02/28/2024] [Indexed: 03/21/2024] Open
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The mechanistic link between neural circuit activity and behavior remains unclear. While manipulating cortical activity can bias certain behaviors and elicit artificial percepts, some tasks can still be solved when cortex is silenced or removed. Here, mice were trained to perform a visual detection task during which we selectively targeted groups of visually responsive and co-tuned neurons in L2/3 of primary visual cortex (V1) for two-photon photostimulation. The influence of photostimulation was conditional on two key factors: the behavioral state of the animal and the contrast of the visual stimulus. The detection of low-contrast stimuli was enhanced by photostimulation, while the detection of high-contrast stimuli was suppressed, but crucially, only when mice were highly engaged in the task. When mice were less engaged, our manipulations of cortical activity had no effect on behavior. The behavioral changes were linked to specific changes in neuronal activity. The responses of non-photostimulated neurons in the local network were also conditional on two factors: their functional similarity to the photostimulated neurons and the contrast of the visual stimulus. Functionally similar neurons were increasingly suppressed by photostimulation with increasing visual stimulus contrast, correlating with the change in behavior. Our results show that the influence of cortical activity on perception is not fixed, but dynamically and contextually modulated by behavioral state, ongoing activity and the routing of information through specific circuits.
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- Lloyd E Russell
- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London, UK
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- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London, UK
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- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London, UK
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- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London, UK
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- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London, UK
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- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London, UK
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- Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, University College London, London, UK.
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Mester JR, Rozak MW, Dorr A, Goubran M, Sled JG, Stefanovic B. Network response of brain microvasculature to neuronal stimulation. Neuroimage 2024; 287:120512. [PMID: 38199427 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2024.120512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2023] [Revised: 12/21/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Neurovascular coupling (NVC), or the adjustment of blood flow in response to local increases in neuronal activity is a hallmark of healthy brain function, and the physiological foundation for functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). However, it remains only partly understood due to the high complexity of the structure and function of the cerebrovascular network. Here we set out to understand NVC at the network level, i.e. map cerebrovascular network reactivity to activation of neighbouring neurons within a 500×500×500 μm3 cortical volume (∼30 high-resolution 3-nL fMRI voxels). Using 3D two-photon fluorescence microscopy data, we quantified blood volume and flow changes in the brain vessels in response to spatially targeted optogenetic activation of cortical pyramidal neurons. We registered the vessels in a series of image stacks acquired before and after stimulations and applied a deep learning pipeline to segment the microvascular network from each time frame acquired. We then performed image analysis to extract the microvascular graphs, and graph analysis to identify the branch order of each vessel in the network, enabling the stratification of vessels by their branch order, designating branches 1-3 as precapillary arterioles and branches 4+ as capillaries. Forty-five percent of all vessels showed significant calibre changes; with 85 % of responses being dilations. The largest absolute CBV change was in the capillaries; the smallest, in the venules. Capillary CBV change was also the largest fraction of the total CBV change, but normalized to the baseline volume, arterioles and precapillary arterioles showed the biggest relative CBV change. From linescans along arteriole-venule microvascular paths, we measured red blood cell velocities and hematocrit, allowing for estimation of pressure and local resistance along these paths. While diameter changes following neuronal activation gradually declined along the paths; the pressure drops from arterioles to venules increased despite decreasing resistance: blood flow thus increased more than local resistance decreases would predict. By leveraging functional volumetric imaging and high throughput deep learning-based analysis, our study revealed distinct hemodynamic responses across the vessel types comprising the microvascular network. Our findings underscore the need for large, dense sampling of brain vessels for characterization of neurovascular coupling at the network level in health and disease.
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- James R Mester
- University of Toronto, Department of Medical Biophysics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Department of Medical Biophysics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Department of Medical Biophysics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Department of Medical Biophysics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Mouse Imaging Centre, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- University of Toronto, Department of Medical Biophysics, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Physical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
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Jia X, Wyart C. Holographic Optogenetic Activation of Neurons Eliciting Locomotion in Head-Embedded Larval Zebrafish. Methods Mol Biol 2024; 2707:125-140. [PMID: 37668909 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-0716-3401-1_8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/06/2023]
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Understanding how motor circuits are organized and recruited in order to perform complex behavior is an essential question of neuroscience. Here we present an optogenetic protocol on larval zebrafish that allows spatial selective control of neuronal activity within a genetically defined population. We combine holographic illumination with the use of effective opsin transgenic lines, alongside high-speed behavioral monitoring to dissect the motor circuits of the larval zebrafish.
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- Xinyu Jia
- Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau (ICM), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Institut du Cerveau (ICM), Paris, France.
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Telliez C, De Sars V, Emiliani V, Ronzitti E. Descanned fast light targeting (deFLiT) two-photon optogenetics. BIOMEDICAL OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 14:6222-6232. [PMID: 38420304 PMCID: PMC10898566 DOI: 10.1364/boe.499445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Revised: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/25/2023] [Indexed: 03/02/2024]
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Two-photon light-targeting optogenetics allows controlling selected subsets of neurons with near single-cell resolution and high temporal precision. To push forward this approach, we recently proposed a fast light-targeting strategy (FLiT) to rapidly scan multiple holograms tiled on a spatial light modulator (SLM). This allowed generating sub-ms timely-controlled switch of light patterns enabling to reduce the power budget for multi-target excitation and increase the temporal precision for relative spike tuning in a circuit. Here, we modified the optical design of FLiT by including a de-scan unit (deFLiT) to keep the holographic illumination centered at the middle of the objective pupil independently of the position of the tiled hologram on the SLM. This enables enlarging the number of usable holograms and reaching extended on-axis excitation volumes, and therefore increasing even further the power gain and temporal precision of conventional FLiT.
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- Cecile Telliez
- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 75012 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 75012 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 75012 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 75012 Paris, France
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Brunstein M, Lubetzki J, Moutoussamy C, Li W, Barral J. Fast 2-photon stimulation using holographic patterns. OPTICS EXPRESS 2023; 31:39222-39238. [PMID: 38018006 DOI: 10.1364/oe.498644] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 11/30/2023]
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Two decades after its introduction, optogenetics - a biological technique to control the activity of neurons or other cell types with light - remains a cutting edge and promising tool to study biological processes. Its increasing usage in research varies widely from causally exploring biological mechanisms and neural computations, to neurostimulation and sensory restauration. To stimulate neurons in the brain, a variety of approaches have been developed to generate precise spatiotemporal light patterns. Yet certain constrains still exists in the current optical techniques to activate a neuronal population with both cellular resolution and millisecond precision. Here, we describe an experimental setup allowing to stimulate a few tens of neurons in a plane at sub-millisecond rates using 2-photon activation. A liquid crystal on silicon spatial light modulator (LCoS-SLM) was used to generate spatial patterns in 2 dimensions. The image of the patterns was formed on the plane of a digital micromirror device (DMD) that was used as a fast temporal modulator of each region of interest. Using fluorescent microscopy and patch-clamp recording of neurons in culture expressing the light-gated ion channels, we characterized the temporal and spatial resolution of the microscope. We described the advantages of combining the LCoS-SLM with the DMD to maximize the temporal precision, modulate the illumination amplitude, and reduce background activation. Finally, we showed that this approach can be extended to patterns in 3 dimensions. We concluded that the methodology is well suited to address important questions about the role of temporal information in neuronal coding.
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Vierock J, Peter E, Grimm C, Rozenberg A, Chen IW, Tillert L, Castro Scalise AG, Casini M, Augustin S, Tanese D, Forget BC, Peyronnet R, Schneider-Warme F, Emiliani V, Béjà O, Hegemann P. WiChR, a highly potassium-selective channelrhodopsin for low-light one- and two-photon inhibition of excitable cells. SCIENCE ADVANCES 2022; 8:eadd7729. [PMID: 36383037 PMCID: PMC9733931 DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.add7729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/03/2022] [Accepted: 10/28/2022] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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The electric excitability of muscle, heart, and brain tissue relies on the precise interplay of Na+- and K+-selective ion channels. The involved ion fluxes are controlled in optogenetic studies using light-gated channelrhodopsins (ChRs). While non-selective cation-conducting ChRs are well established for excitation, K+-selective ChRs (KCRs) for efficient inhibition have only recently come into reach. Here, we report the molecular analysis of recently discovered KCRs from the stramenopile Hyphochytrium catenoides and identification of a novel type of hydrophobic K+ selectivity filter. Next, we demonstrate that the KCR signature motif is conserved in related stramenopile ChRs. Among them, WiChR from Wobblia lunata features a so far unmatched preference for K+ over Na+, stable photocurrents under continuous illumination, and a prolonged open-state lifetime. Showing high expression levels in cardiac myocytes and neurons, WiChR allows single- and two-photon inhibition at low irradiance and reduced tissue heating. Therefore, we recommend WiChR as the long-awaited efficient and versatile optogenetic inhibitor.
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- Johannes Vierock
- Institut für Biologie, Experimentelle Biophysik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Neuroscience Research Center, Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Biologie, Experimentelle Biophysik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Wavefront Engineering Microscopy Group, Photonics Department, Institut de la Vision, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Wavefront Engineering Microscopy Group, Photonics Department, Institut de la Vision, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Neuroscience Research Center, Charité–Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, University Heart Center Freiburg · Bad Krozingen, Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
- Regenerative Medicine and Heart Transplantation Unit, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria La Fe and ITACA Institute (COR), Universitat Politècnica de València, Valencia, Spain
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- Institut für Biologie, Experimentelle Biophysik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Wavefront Engineering Microscopy Group, Photonics Department, Institut de la Vision, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Wavefront Engineering Microscopy Group, Photonics Department, Institut de la Vision, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Institute for Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, University Heart Center Freiburg · Bad Krozingen, Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Institute for Experimental Cardiovascular Medicine, University Heart Center Freiburg · Bad Krozingen, Medical Center and Faculty of Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Wavefront Engineering Microscopy Group, Photonics Department, Institut de la Vision, Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Paris, France
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- Faculty of Biology, Technion–Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 32000, Israel
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- Institut für Biologie, Experimentelle Biophysik, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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O'Herron PJ, Hartmann DA, Xie K, Kara P, Shih AY. 3D optogenetic control of arteriole diameter in vivo. eLife 2022; 11:72802. [PMID: 36107146 PMCID: PMC9481242 DOI: 10.7554/elife.72802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2021] [Accepted: 08/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Modulation of brain arteriole diameter is critical for maintaining cerebral blood pressure and controlling regional hyperemia during neural activity. However, studies of hemodynamic function in health and disease have lacked a method to control arteriole diameter independently with high spatiotemporal resolution. Here, we describe an all-optical approach to manipulate and monitor brain arteriole contractility in mice in three dimensions using combined in vivo two-photon optogenetics and imaging. The expression of the red-shifted excitatory opsin, ReaChR, in vascular smooth muscle cells enabled rapid and repeated vasoconstriction controlled by brief light pulses. Two-photon activation of ReaChR using a spatial light modulator produced highly localized constrictions when targeted to individual arterioles within the neocortex. We demonstrate the utility of this method for examining arteriole contractile dynamics and creating transient focal blood flow reductions. Additionally, we show that optogenetic constriction can be used to reshape vasodilatory responses to sensory stimulation, providing a valuable tool to dissociate blood flow changes from neural activity.
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- Philip J O'Herron
- Department of Physiology, Augusta University
- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina
- Department of Neurology & Neurological Sciences, Stanford University
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- Department of Physiology, Augusta University
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina
- Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota
- Center for Magnetic Resonance Research, University of Minnesota
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- Department of Neuroscience, Medical University of South Carolina
- Center for Developmental Biology and Regenerative Medicine, Seattle Children’s Research Institute
- Department of Bioengineering, University of Washington
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington
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Spampinato GLB, Ronzitti E, Zampini V, Ferrari U, Trapani F, Khabou H, Agraval A, Dalkara D, Picaud S, Papagiakoumou E, Marre O, Emiliani V. All-optical inter-layers functional connectivity investigation in the mouse retina. CELL REPORTS METHODS 2022; 2:100268. [PMID: 36046629 PMCID: PMC9421538 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmeth.2022.100268] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 07/19/2022] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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We developed a multi-unit microscope for all-optical inter-layers circuits interrogation. The system performs two-photon (2P) functional imaging and 2P multiplexed holographic optogenetics at axially distinct planes. We demonstrated the capability of the system to map, in the mouse retina, the functional connectivity between rod bipolar cells (RBCs) and ganglion cells (GCs) by activating single or defined groups of RBCs while recording the evoked response in the GC layer with cell-type specificity and single-cell resolution. We then used a logistic model to probe the functional connectivity between cell types by deriving the "cellular receptive field" describing how RBCs impact each GC type. With the capability to simultaneously image and control neuronal activity at axially distinct planes, the system enables a precise interrogation of multi-layered circuits. Understanding this information transfer is a promising avenue to dissect complex neural circuits and understand the neural basis of computations.
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 75012 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 75012 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 75012 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 75012 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 75012 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 75012 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 75012 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 75012 Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, 75012 Paris, France
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Abdelfattah AS, Ahuja S, Akkin T, Allu SR, Brake J, Boas DA, Buckley EM, Campbell RE, Chen AI, Cheng X, Čižmár T, Costantini I, De Vittorio M, Devor A, Doran PR, El Khatib M, Emiliani V, Fomin-Thunemann N, Fainman Y, Fernandez-Alfonso T, Ferri CGL, Gilad A, Han X, Harris A, Hillman EMC, Hochgeschwender U, Holt MG, Ji N, Kılıç K, Lake EMR, Li L, Li T, Mächler P, Miller EW, Mesquita RC, Nadella KMNS, Nägerl UV, Nasu Y, Nimmerjahn A, Ondráčková P, Pavone FS, Perez Campos C, Peterka DS, Pisano F, Pisanello F, Puppo F, Sabatini BL, Sadegh S, Sakadzic S, Shoham S, Shroff SN, Silver RA, Sims RR, Smith SL, Srinivasan VJ, Thunemann M, Tian L, Tian L, Troxler T, Valera A, Vaziri A, Vinogradov SA, Vitale F, Wang LV, Uhlířová H, Xu C, Yang C, Yang MH, Yellen G, Yizhar O, Zhao Y. Neurophotonic tools for microscopic measurements and manipulation: status report. NEUROPHOTONICS 2022; 9:013001. [PMID: 35493335 PMCID: PMC9047450 DOI: 10.1117/1.nph.9.s1.013001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
Abstract
Neurophotonics was launched in 2014 coinciding with the launch of the BRAIN Initiative focused on development of technologies for advancement of neuroscience. For the last seven years, Neurophotonics' agenda has been well aligned with this focus on neurotechnologies featuring new optical methods and tools applicable to brain studies. While the BRAIN Initiative 2.0 is pivoting towards applications of these novel tools in the quest to understand the brain, this status report reviews an extensive and diverse toolkit of novel methods to explore brain function that have emerged from the BRAIN Initiative and related large-scale efforts for measurement and manipulation of brain structure and function. Here, we focus on neurophotonic tools mostly applicable to animal studies. A companion report, scheduled to appear later this year, will cover diffuse optical imaging methods applicable to noninvasive human studies. For each domain, we outline the current state-of-the-art of the respective technologies, identify the areas where innovation is needed, and provide an outlook for the future directions.
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- Ahmed S. Abdelfattah
- Brown University, Department of Neuroscience, Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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- University of Minnesota, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Harvey Mudd College, Department of Engineering, Claremont, California, United States
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- Boston University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Georgia Institute of Technology and Emory University, Wallace H. Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
- Emory University, Department of Pediatrics, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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- University of Tokyo, Department of Chemistry, Tokyo, Japan
- University of Alberta, Department of Chemistry, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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- Boston University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Boston University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- University of Florence, European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy, Department of Biology, Florence, Italy
- National Institute of Optics, National Research Council, Rome, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies, Arnesano, Italy
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- Boston University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States
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- Boston University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Boston University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, La Jolla, California, United States
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- University College London, Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, London, United Kingdom
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- University of California San Diego, Departments of Neurosciences, La Jolla, California, United States
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- The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Institute for Medical Research Israel–Canada, Department of Medical Neurobiology, Faculty of Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel
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- Boston University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Brain Sciences, Rehovot, Israel
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- Central Michigan University, Department of Neuroscience, Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States
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- University of Porto, Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde (i3S), Porto, Portugal
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- University of California Berkeley, Department of Physics, Berkeley, California, United States
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- Boston University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Yale School of Medicine, Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
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- California Institute of Technology, Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Pasadena, California, United States
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- University of Minnesota, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States
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- Boston University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- University of California Berkeley, Departments of Chemistry and Molecular & Cell Biology and Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, Berkeley, California, United States
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- Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience University of Bordeaux & CNRS, Bordeaux, France
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- University of Tokyo, Department of Chemistry, Tokyo, Japan
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- Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Waitt Advanced Biophotonics Center, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- National Institute of Optics, National Research Council, Rome, Italy
- University of Florence, European Laboratory for Non-Linear Spectroscopy, Department of Physics, Florence, Italy
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- Columbia University, Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, New York, United States
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- Columbia University, Zuckerman Mind Brain Behavior Institute, New York, United States
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies, Arnesano, Italy
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- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Center for Biomolecular Nanotechnologies, Arnesano, Italy
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- University of California San Diego, Departments of Neurosciences, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Harvard Medical School, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Department of Neurobiology, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Departments of Neurosciences, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Athinoula A. Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging, Charlestown, Massachusetts, United States
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- New York University Grossman School of Medicine, Tech4Health and Neuroscience Institutes, New York, New York, United States
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- Boston University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- University College London, Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, London, United Kingdom
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- Sorbonne University, INSERM, CNRS, Institut de la Vision, Paris, France
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- University of California Santa Barbara, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Santa Barbara, California, United States
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- New York University Langone Health, Departments of Ophthalmology and Radiology, New York, New York, United States
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- Boston University, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Boston University, Departments of Electrical Engineering and Biomedical Engineering, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- University of California Davis, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Medicine, Davis, California, United States
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- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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- University College London, Department of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, London, United Kingdom
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- Rockefeller University, Laboratory of Neurotechnology and Biophysics, New York, New York, United States
- The Rockefeller University, The Kavli Neural Systems Institute, New York, New York, United States
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- University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
- University of Pennsylvania, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Chemistry, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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- Center for Neuroengineering and Therapeutics, Departments of Neurology, Bioengineering, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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- California Institute of Technology, Andrew and Peggy Cherng Department of Medical Engineering, Department of Electrical Engineering, Pasadena, California, United States
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- Institute of Scientific Instruments of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
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- Cornell University, School of Applied and Engineering Physics, Ithaca, New York, United States
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- California Institute of Technology, Departments of Electrical Engineering, Bioengineering and Medical Engineering, Pasadena, California, United States
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- University of California San Diego, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, La Jolla, California, United States
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- Harvard Medical School, Department of Neurobiology, Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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- Weizmann Institute of Science, Department of Brain Sciences, Rehovot, Israel
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- Carnegie Mellon University, Department of Biological Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
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Guimarães Backhaus R, Fu T, Backhaus H, Stroh A. Pipeline for 2-photon all-optical physiology in mouse: From viral titration and optical window implantation to binarization of calcium transients. STAR Protoc 2021; 2:101010. [PMID: 35079708 PMCID: PMC8776863 DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2021.101010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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2-photon all-optical physiology combines in vivo 2-photon calcium imaging and optogenetics, which enables both the read out and manipulation of neuronal microcircuits with single-cell resolution. Here, we describe a protocol for achieving optimized co-expression of calcium indicator and opsin. To enable longitudinal designs, we introduce a template for virus injection and chronic window implantation. We also highlight key aspects of performing 2-photon imaging and suggest an analysis algorithm for the binarization of putatively action-potential (AP)-related calcium transients. For complete details on the use and execution of this protocol, please refer to Fu et al. (2021).
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- Roberta Guimarães Backhaus
- Institute of Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 19, 55128 Mainz, Germany.,Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research, Wallstr. 7, 55122 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 19, 55128 Mainz, Germany.,Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research, Wallstr. 7, 55122 Mainz, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research, Wallstr. 7, 55122 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 19, 55128 Mainz, Germany.,Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research, Wallstr. 7, 55122 Mainz, Germany
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Adesnik H, Abdeladim L. Probing neural codes with two-photon holographic optogenetics. Nat Neurosci 2021; 24:1356-1366. [PMID: 34400843 PMCID: PMC9793863 DOI: 10.1038/s41593-021-00902-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Optogenetics ushered in a revolution in how neuroscientists interrogate brain function. Because of technical limitations, the majority of optogenetic studies have used low spatial resolution activation schemes that limit the types of perturbations that can be made. However, neural activity manipulations at finer spatial scales are likely to be important to more fully understand neural computation. Spatially precise multiphoton holographic optogenetics promises to address this challenge and opens up many new classes of experiments that were not previously possible. More specifically, by offering the ability to recreate extremely specific neural activity patterns in both space and time in functionally defined ensembles of neurons, multiphoton holographic optogenetics could allow neuroscientists to reveal fundamental aspects of the neural codes for sensation, cognition and behavior that have been beyond reach. This Review summarizes recent advances in multiphoton holographic optogenetics that substantially expand its capabilities, highlights outstanding technical challenges and provides an overview of the classes of experiments it can execute to test and validate key theoretical models of brain function. Multiphoton holographic optogenetics could substantially accelerate the pace of neuroscience discovery by helping to close the loop between experimental and theoretical neuroscience, leading to fundamental new insights into nervous system function and disorder.
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Olfactory Optogenetics: Light Illuminates the Chemical Sensing Mechanisms of Biological Olfactory Systems. BIOSENSORS-BASEL 2021; 11:bios11090309. [PMID: 34562900 PMCID: PMC8470751 DOI: 10.3390/bios11090309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2021] [Revised: 08/17/2021] [Accepted: 08/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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The mammalian olfactory system has an amazing ability to distinguish thousands of odorant molecules at the trace level. Scientists have made great achievements on revealing the olfactory sensing mechanisms in decades; even though many issues need addressing. Optogenetics provides a novel technical approach to solve this dilemma by utilizing light to illuminate specific part of the olfactory system; which can be used in all corners of the olfactory system for revealing the olfactory mechanism. This article reviews the most recent advances in olfactory optogenetics devoted to elucidate the mechanisms of chemical sensing. It thus attempts to introduce olfactory optogenetics according to the structure of the olfactory system. It mainly includes the following aspects: the sensory input from the olfactory epithelium to the olfactory bulb; the influences of the olfactory bulb (OB) neuron activity patterns on olfactory perception; the regulation between the olfactory cortex and the olfactory bulb; and the neuromodulation participating in odor coding by dominating the olfactory bulb. Finally; current challenges and future development trends of olfactory optogenetics are proposed and discussed.
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Forli A, Pisoni M, Printz Y, Yizhar O, Fellin T. Optogenetic strategies for high-efficiency all-optical interrogation using blue-light-sensitive opsins. eLife 2021; 10:63359. [PMID: 34032211 PMCID: PMC8177884 DOI: 10.7554/elife.63359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 05/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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All-optical methods for imaging and manipulating brain networks with high spatial resolution are fundamental to study how neuronal ensembles drive behavior. Stimulation of neuronal ensembles using two-photon holographic techniques requires high-sensitivity actuators to avoid photodamage and heating. Moreover, two-photon-excitable opsins should be insensitive to light at wavelengths used for imaging. To achieve this goal, we developed a novel soma-targeted variant of the large-conductance blue-light-sensitive opsin CoChR (stCoChR). In the mouse cortex in vivo, we combined holographic two-photon stimulation of stCoChR with an amplified laser tuned at the opsin absorption peak and two-photon imaging of the red-shifted indicator jRCaMP1a. Compared to previously characterized blue-light-sensitive soma-targeted opsins in vivo, stCoChR allowed neuronal stimulation with more than 10-fold lower average power and no spectral crosstalk. The combination of stCoChR, tuned amplified laser stimulation, and red-shifted functional indicators promises to be a powerful tool for large-scale interrogation of neural networks in the intact brain.
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- Angelo Forli
- Optical Approaches to Brain Function Laboratory, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
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- Optical Approaches to Brain Function Laboratory, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy.,Università di Genova, Genova, Italy
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- Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Department of Neurobiology, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel
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- Optical Approaches to Brain Function Laboratory, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genova, Italy
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Fu T, Arnoux I, Döring J, Backhaus H, Watari H, Stasevicius I, Fan W, Stroh A. Exploring two-photon optogenetics beyond 1100 nm for specific and effective all-optical physiology. iScience 2021; 24:102184. [PMID: 33718836 PMCID: PMC7921810 DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2021.102184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2020] [Revised: 12/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Two-photon (2-P) all-optical approaches combine in vivo 2-P calcium imaging and 2-P optogenetic modulations. Here, firstly, we combined in vivo juxtacellular recordings and GCaMP6f-based 2-P calcium imaging in mouse visual cortex to tune our detection algorithm towards a 100% specific identification of action potential-related calcium transients. Secondly, we minimized photostimulation artifacts by using extended-wavelength-spectrum laser sources for optogenetic stimulation. We achieved artifact-free all-optical experiments performing optogenetic stimulation from 1100 nm to 1300 nm. Thirdly, we determined the spectral range for maximizing efficacy until 1300 nm. The rate of evoked transients in GCaMP6f/C1V1-co-expressing cortical neurons peaked already at 1100 nm. By refining spike detection and defining 1100 nm as the optimal wavelength for artifact-free and effective GCaMP6f/C1V1-based all-optical physiology, we increased the translational value of these approaches, e.g., for the development of network-based therapies. We developed an algorithm for 100 %-specific identification of AP-related calcium transients Artifact-free all-optical experiments can be achieved from 1100 nm to 1300 nm Efficacy of C1V1 excitation does not increase beyond 1100 nm until 1300 nm
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- Ting Fu
- Institute of Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 19, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.,Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research, Wallstr. 7, D-55122 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 19, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.,Neuroglial Interactions in Cerebral Physiopathology, Center for Interdisciplinary Research in Biology, Collège de France, CNR UMR 7241, INSERM U1050, Labex Memolife, PSL Research University, Paris, France
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 19, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research, Wallstr. 7, D-55122 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 19, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
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- Vilnius University Laser Research Center, Saulėtekio av. 10, LT-10223 Vilnius, Lithuania.,Light Conversion, Keramikų 2b, Vilnius LT-10223, Lithuania
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 19, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.,Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research, Wallstr. 7, D-55122 Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Pathophysiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Hanns-Dieter-Hüsch-Weg 19, D-55128 Mainz, Germany.,Leibniz Institute for Resilience Research, Wallstr. 7, D-55122 Mainz, Germany
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Yang W, Yuste R. Holographic Imaging and Stimulation of Neural Circuits. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2021; 1293:613-639. [PMID: 33398846 DOI: 10.1007/978-981-15-8763-4_43] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/16/2023]
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A critical neuroscience challenge is the need to optically image and manipulate neural activity with high spatiotemporal resolution over large brain volumes. The last three decades have seen the development of calcium imaging to record activity from neuronal populations, as well as optochemistry and optogenetics to optically manipulate neural activity. These methods are typically implemented with wide-field or laser-scanning microscopes. While the former approach has a good temporal resolution, it generally lacks spatial resolution or specificity, particularly in scattering tissues such as the nervous system; meanwhile, the latter approach, particularly when combined with two-photon excitation, has high spatial resolution and specificity but poor temporal resolution. As a new technique, holographic microscopy combines the advantages of both approaches. By projecting a holographic pattern on the brain through a spatial light modulator, the activity of specific groups of neurons in 3D brain volumes can be imaged or stimulated with high spatiotemporal resolution. In a combination of other techniques such as fast scanning or temporal focusing, this high spatiotemporal resolution can be further improved. Holographic microscopy enables all-optical interrogating of neural activity in 3D, a critical tool to dissect the function of neural circuits.
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- Weijian Yang
- Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of California, Davis, CA, USA.
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- Neurotechnology Center, Department of Biological Sciences, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.,Donostia International Physics Center, DIPC, San Sebastian, Spain
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Gill JV, Lerman GM, Zhao H, Stetler BJ, Rinberg D, Shoham S. Precise Holographic Manipulation of Olfactory Circuits Reveals Coding Features Determining Perceptual Detection. Neuron 2020; 108:382-393.e5. [PMID: 32841590 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2020.07.034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Sensory systems transform the external world into time-varying spike trains. What features of spiking activity are used to guide behavior? In the mouse olfactory bulb, inhalation of different odors leads to changes in the set of neurons activated, as well as when neurons are activated relative to each other (synchrony) and the onset of inhalation (latency). To explore the relevance of each mode of information transmission, we probed the sensitivity of mice to perturbations across each stimulus dimension (i.e., rate, synchrony, and latency) using holographic two-photon optogenetic stimulation of olfactory bulb neurons with cellular and single-action-potential resolution. We found that mice can detect single action potentials evoked synchronously across <20 olfactory bulb neurons. Further, we discovered that detection depends strongly on the synchrony of activation across neurons, but not the latency relative to inhalation.
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- Jonathan V Gill
- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA; Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA; Tech4Health Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA; Tech4Health Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA; Center for Neural Science, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA; Department of Physics, New York University, New York, NY 10003, USA.
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- Neuroscience Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA; Tech4Health Institute, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA; Department of Ophthalmology, New York University Langone Health, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Papagiakoumou E, Ronzitti E, Emiliani V. Scanless two-photon excitation with temporal focusing. Nat Methods 2020; 17:571-581. [PMID: 32284609 DOI: 10.1038/s41592-020-0795-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2019] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Temporal focusing, with its ability to focus light in time, enables scanless illumination of large surface areas at the sample with micrometer axial confinement and robust propagation through scattering tissue. In conventional two-photon microscopy, widely used for the investigation of intact tissue in live animals, images are formed by point scanning of a spatially focused pulsed laser beam, resulting in limited temporal resolution of the excitation. Replacing point scanning with temporally focused widefield illumination removes this limitation and represents an important milestone in two-photon microscopy. Temporal focusing uses a diffusive or dispersive optical element placed in a plane conjugate to the objective focal plane to generate position-dependent temporal pulse broadening that enables axially confined multiphoton absorption, without the need for tight spatial focusing. Many techniques have benefitted from temporal focusing, including scanless imaging, super-resolution imaging, photolithography, uncaging of caged neurotransmitters and control of neuronal activity via optogenetics.
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- Eirini Papagiakoumou
- Wavefront-Engineering Microscopy Group, Photonics Department, Institut de la Vision, Sorbonne University, Inserm S968, CNRS UMR7210, Fondation Voir et Entendre, Paris, France
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- Wavefront-Engineering Microscopy Group, Photonics Department, Institut de la Vision, Sorbonne University, Inserm S968, CNRS UMR7210, Fondation Voir et Entendre, Paris, France
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- Wavefront-Engineering Microscopy Group, Photonics Department, Institut de la Vision, Sorbonne University, Inserm S968, CNRS UMR7210, Fondation Voir et Entendre, Paris, France.
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Two-Photon Excitation of Azobenzene Photoswitches for Synthetic Optogenetics. APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL 2020. [DOI: 10.3390/app10030805] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Synthetic optogenetics is an emerging optical technique that enables users to photocontrol molecules, proteins, and cells in vitro and in vivo. This is achieved by use of synthetic chromophores—denoted photoswitches—that undergo light-dependent changes (e.g., isomerization), which are meticulously designed to interact with unique cellular targets, notably proteins. Following light illumination, the changes adopted by photoswitches are harnessed to affect the function of nearby proteins. In most instances, photoswitches absorb visible light, wavelengths of poor tissue penetration, and excessive scatter. These shortcomings impede their use in vivo. To overcome these challenges, photoswitches of red-shifted absorbance have been developed. Notably, this shift in absorbance also increases their compatibility with two-photon excitation (2PE) methods. Here, we provide an overview of recent efforts devoted towards optimizing azobenzene-based photoswitches for 2PE and their current applications.
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Advances in adaptive optics-based two-photon fluorescence microscopy for brain imaging. Lasers Med Sci 2019; 35:317-328. [PMID: 31729608 DOI: 10.1007/s10103-019-02908-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2019] [Accepted: 10/18/2019] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Deep tissue imaging using two-photon fluorescence (TPF) techniques have revolutionized the optical imaging community by providing in depth molecular information at the single-cell level. These techniques provide structural and functional aspects of mammalian brain at unprecedented depth and resolution. However, wavefront distortions introduced by the optical system as well as the biological sample (tissue) limit the achievable fluorescence signal-to-noise ratio and resolution with penetration depth. In this review, we discuss on the advances in TPF microscopy techniques for in vivo functional imaging and offer guidelines as to which technologies are best suited for different imaging applications with special reference to adaptive optics.
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Optogenetics in Brain Research: From a Strategy to Investigate Physiological Function to a Therapeutic Tool. PHOTONICS 2019. [DOI: 10.3390/photonics6030092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Dissecting the functional roles of neuronal circuits and their interaction is a crucial step in basic neuroscience and in all the biomedical field. Optogenetics is well-suited to this purpose since it allows us to study the functionality of neuronal networks on multiple scales in living organisms. This tool was recently used in a plethora of studies to investigate physiological neuronal circuit function in addition to dysfunctional or pathological conditions. Moreover, optogenetics is emerging as a crucial technique to develop new rehabilitative and therapeutic strategies for many neurodegenerative diseases in pre-clinical models. In this review, we discuss recent applications of optogenetics, starting from fundamental research to pre-clinical applications. Firstly, we described the fundamental components of optogenetics, from light-activated proteins to light delivery systems. Secondly, we showed its applications to study neuronal circuits in physiological or pathological conditions at the cortical and subcortical level, in vivo. Furthermore, the interesting findings achieved using optogenetics as a therapeutic and rehabilitative tool highlighted the potential of this technique for understanding and treating neurological diseases in pre-clinical models. Finally, we showed encouraging results recently obtained by applying optogenetics in human neuronal cells in-vitro.
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Biró S, Lasztóczi B, Klausberger T. A Visual Two-Choice Rule-Switch Task for Head-Fixed Mice. Front Behav Neurosci 2019; 13:119. [PMID: 31244622 PMCID: PMC6562896 DOI: 10.3389/fnbeh.2019.00119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 05/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/02/2022] Open
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Cognitive flexibility is the innate ability of the brain to change mental processes and to modify behavioral responses according to an ever-changing environment. As our brain has a limited capacity to process the information of our surroundings in any given moment, it uses sets as a strategy to aid neural processing systems. With assessing the capability of shifting between task sets, it is possible to test cognitive flexibility and executive functions. The most widely used neuropsychological task for the evaluation of these functions in humans is the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST), which requires the subject to alter response strategies and use previously irrelevant information to solve a problem. The test has proven clinical relevance, as poor performance has been reported in multiple neuropsychiatric conditions. Although, similar tasks have been used in pre-clinical rodent research, many are limited because of their manual-based testing procedures and their hardware attenuates neuronal recordings. We developed a two-choice rule-switch task whereby head-fixed C57BL/6 mice had to choose correctly one of the two virtual objects presented to retrieve a small water reward. The animals learnt to discriminate the visual cues and they successfully switched their strategies according to the related rules. We show that reaching successful performance after the rule changes required more trials in this task and that animals took more time to execute decisions when the two rules were in conflict. We used optogenetics to inhibit temporarily the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) during reward delivery and consumption, which significantly increased the number of trials needed to perform the second rule successfully (i.e., succeed in switching between rules), compared to control experiments. Furthermore, by assessing two types of error animals made after the rule switch, we show that interfering with the positive feedback integration, but leaving the negative feedback processing intact, does not influence the initial disengagement from the first rule, but impedes the maintenance of the newly acquired response set. These findings support the role of prefrontal networks in mice for cognitive flexibility, which is impaired during numerous neuropsychiatric diseases, such as schizophrenia and depression.
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- Szabolcs Biró
- Center for Brain Research, Division of Cognitive Neurobiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Brain Research, Division of Cognitive Neurobiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Center for Brain Research, Division of Cognitive Neurobiology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Multiplexed temporally focused light shaping through a gradient index lens for precise in-depth optogenetic photostimulation. Sci Rep 2019; 9:7603. [PMID: 31110187 PMCID: PMC6527563 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-43933-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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In the past 10 years, the use of light has become irreplaceable for the optogenetic study and control of neurons and neural circuits. Optical techniques are however limited by scattering and can only see through a depth of few hundreds µm in living tissues. GRIN lens based micro-endoscopes represent a powerful solution to reach deeper regions. In this work we demonstrate that cutting edge optical methods for the precise photostimulation of multiple neurons in three dimensions can be performed through a GRIN lens. By spatio-temporally shaping a laser beam in the two-photon regime we project several tens of spatially confined targets in a volume of at least 100 × 150 × 300 µm3. We then apply such approach to the optogenetic stimulation of multiple neurons simultaneously in vivo in mice. Our work paves the way for an all-optical investigation of neural circuits in previously inaccessible brain areas.
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