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ArticleeLife2019

An arbitrary-spectrum spatial visual stimulator for vision research.

Katrin Franke, André Maia Chagas, Zhijian Zhao, Maxime Jy Zimmermann, Philipp Bartel, Yongrong Qiu, Klaudia P Szatko, Tom Baden, Thomas Euler

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Article in eLife, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 44 papers.

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44citing papers in PubMed
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
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44 citing papers in PubMed, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Katrin Franke *Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
André Maia Chagas *Institute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2609-3017
Zhijian ZhaoInstitute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3302-1495
Maxime Jy ZimmermannSussex Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-0885-9640
Philipp BartelSussex Neuroscience, School of Life Sciences, University of Sussex, Falmer, United Kingdom.ORCID 0000-0002-7191-9511
Yongrong QiuInstitute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Klaudia P SzatkoInstitute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.
Tom BadenInstitute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0003-2808-4210
Thomas EulerInstitute for Ophthalmic Research, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-4567-6966
Bernstein Center for Computational Neuroscience Tübingen · DEUniversity of Sussex · GB

Funding

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council BB/R014817/1Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung FKZ: 01GQ1002Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft Projektnummer 276693517 - SFB 1233European Commission ERC-StG 'NeuroVisEco' 677687Horizon 2020 Framework Programme Marie Skłodowska-Curie grant agreement No 674901Leverhulme Trust PLP-2017-005Max-Planck-Gesellschaft M.FE.A.KYBE0004Medical Research Council MC_PC_15071
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Visual neuroscientists require accurate control of visual stimulation. However, few stimulator solutions simultaneously offer high spatio-temporal resolution and free control over the spectra of the light sources, because they rely on off-the-shelf technology developed for human trichromatic vision. Importantly, consumer displays fail to drive UV-shifted short wavelength-sensitive photoreceptors, which strongly contribute to visual behaviour in many animals, including mice, zebrafish and fruit flies. Moreover, many non-mammalian species feature more than three spectral photoreceptor types. Here, we present a flexible, spatial visual stimulator with up to six arbitrary spectrum chromatic channels. It combines a standard digital light processing engine with open source hard- and software that can be easily adapted to the experimentalist's needs. We demonstrate the capability of this general visual stimulator experimentally in the in vitro mouse retinal whole-mount and the in vivo zebrafish. With this work, we intend to start a community effort of sharing and developing a common stimulator design for vision research.

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Vision, OcularAnimalsMicePhotic StimulationRetinaZebrafishcolor visiondichromatic visionmouseneuroscienceretinatetrachromatic visiontwo-photon calcium imagingvisual systemzebrafish

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PMID31545172
PMCPMC6783264
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