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ArticlePharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior2021

pMAT: An open-source software suite for the analysis of fiber photometry data.

Carissa A Bruno, Chris O'Brien, Svetlana Bryant, Jennifer I Mejaes, David J Estrin, Carina Pizzano, David J Barker

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Article in Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 92 papers.

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7 authors.

Carissa A BrunoDepartment of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States of America.
Chris O'BrienDepartment of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States of America.
Svetlana BryantDepartment of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States of America.
Jennifer I MejaesDepartment of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States of America.
David J EstrinFeil Family Brain & Mind Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, United States of America.
Carina PizzanoDepartment of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States of America.
David J BarkerDepartment of Psychology, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States of America. Electronic address: David.Barker@Rutgers.edu.

Funding

Defining the differential roles of Glutamatergic and GABAergic projections from the Lateral Preoptic Area to the Lateral Habenula in Reward, Aversion, and Drug-Seeking Behavior.R00DA043572 · NIDA · RUTGERS, THE STATE UNIV OF N.J. · PI BARKER, DAVID J · 2019 to 2021
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NIDA NIH HHS K99 DA043572NIDA NIH HHS R00 DA043572
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The combined development of new technologies for neuronal recordings and the development of novel sensors for recording both cellular activity and neurotransmitter binding has ushered in a new era for the field of neuroscience. Among these new technologies is fiber photometry, a technique wherein an implanted fiber optic is used to record signals from genetically encoded fluorescent sensors in bulk tissue. Fiber photometry has been widely adapted due to its cost-effectiveness, ability to examine the activity of neurons with specific anatomical or genetic identities, and the ability to use these highly modular systems to record from one or more sensors or brain sites in both superficial and deep-brain structures. Despite these many benefits, one major hurdle for laboratories adopting this technique is the steep learning curve associated with the analysis of fiber photometry data. This has been further complicated by a lack of standardization in analysis pipelines. In the present communication, we present pMAT, a 'photometry modular analysis tool' that allows users to accomplish common analysis routines through the use of a graphical user interface. This tool can be deployed in MATLAB and edited by more advanced users, but is also available as an independently deployable, open-source application.

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Data AnalysisOptical FibersUser-Computer InterfaceFiber Optic TechnologyNeuronsPhotometrySynaptic TransmissionCalcium imagingFiber photometryNeural recordingOpen source

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PMID33385438
PMCPMC7853640

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