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ArticleJournal of neuroscience methods2014

Monitoring synaptic and neuronal activity in 3D with synthetic and genetic indicators using a compact acousto-optic lens two-photon microscope.

Tomás Fernández-Alfonso, K M Naga Srinivas Nadella, M Florencia Iacaruso, Bruno Pichler, Hana Roš, Paul A Kirkby, R Angus Silver

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Article in Journal of neuroscience methods, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers.

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tomás Fernández-AlfonsoDepartment of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK. Electronic address: t.fernandez@ucl.ac.uk.
K M Naga Srinivas NadellaDepartment of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK. Electronic address: k.nadella@ucl.ac.uk.
M Florencia IacarusoDepartment of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK. Electronic address: florencia.iacaruso@gmail.com.
Bruno PichlerDepartment of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK. Electronic address: bruno.pichler@gmx.de.
Hana RošDepartment of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK. Electronic address: h.ros@ucl.ac.uk.
Paul A KirkbyDepartment of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK. Electronic address: p.a.kirkby@ucl.ac.uk.
R Angus SilverDepartment of Neuroscience, Physiology and Pharmacology, University College London, London WC1E 6BT, UK. Electronic address: a.silver@ucl.ac.uk.
University College London · GB

Funding

Medical Research Council G0400598Wellcome TrustWellcome Trust 064413Wellcome Trust 095667
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTwo-photon microscopy is widely used to study brain function, but conventional microscopes are too slow to capture the timing of neuronal signalling and imaging is restricted to one plane. Recent development of acousto-optic-deflector-based random access functional imaging has improved the temporal resolution, but the utility of these technologies for mapping 3D synaptic activity patterns and their performance at the excitation wavelengths required to image genetically encoded indicators have not been investigated. NEW

methodHere, we have used a compact acousto-optic lens (AOL) two-photon microscope to make high speed [Ca(2+)] measurements from spines and dendrites distributed in 3D with different excitation wavelengths (800-920 nm).

resultsWe show simultaneous monitoring of activity from many synaptic inputs distributed over the 3D arborisation of a neuronal dendrite using both synthetic as well as genetically encoded indicators. We confirm the utility of AOL-based imaging for fast in vivo recordings by measuring, simultaneously, visually evoked responses in 100 neurons distributed over a 150 μm focal depth range. Moreover, we explore ways to improve the measurement of timing of neuronal activation by choosing specific regions within the cell soma. COMPARISON WITH EXISTING

methodsThese results establish that AOL-based 3D random access two-photon microscopy has a wider range of neuroscience applications than previously shown.

conclusionsOur findings show that the compact AOL microscope design has the speed, spatial resolution, sensitivity and wavelength flexibility to measure 3D patterns of synaptic and neuronal activity on individual trials.

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Microscopy, Fluorescence, MultiphotonAction PotentialsAnimalsCalciumCerebral CortexDendritesDendritic SpinesElectroporationImaging, Three-DimensionalIn Vitro TechniquesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPyramidal CellsSynapsesCalcium3D functional imagingAcousto-optic deflectorsAcousto-optic lensCalcium imagingPopulation imagingSynaptic activity mappingTwo-photon imaging

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