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ArticleNature communications2022

Microengineered devices enable long-term imaging of the ventral nerve cord in behaving adult Drosophila.

Laura Hermans, Murat Kaynak, Jonas Braun, Victor Lobato Ríos, Chin-Lin Chen, Adam Friedberg, Semih Günel, Florian Aymanns, Mahmut Selman Sakar, Pavan Ramdya

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Article in Nature communications, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors.

Laura Hermans *Neuroengineering Laboratory, Brain Mind Institute & Institute of Bioengineering, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Murat Kaynak *Microbiorobotic Systems Laboratory, Institute of Mechanical Engineering & Institute of Bioengineering, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7818-0150
Jonas BraunNeuroengineering Laboratory, Brain Mind Institute & Institute of Bioengineering, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1934-7464
Victor Lobato RíosNeuroengineering Laboratory, Brain Mind Institute & Institute of Bioengineering, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2756-5856
Chin-Lin ChenNeuroengineering Laboratory, Brain Mind Institute & Institute of Bioengineering, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Adam FriedbergNeuroengineering Laboratory, Brain Mind Institute & Institute of Bioengineering, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2012-4898
Semih GünelNeuroengineering Laboratory, Brain Mind Institute & Institute of Bioengineering, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Florian AymannsNeuroengineering Laboratory, Brain Mind Institute & Institute of Bioengineering, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland.
Mahmut Selman SakarMicrobiorobotic Systems Laboratory, Institute of Mechanical Engineering & Institute of Bioengineering, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. selman.sakar@epfl.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7226-3382
Pavan RamdyaNeuroengineering Laboratory, Brain Mind Institute & Institute of Bioengineering, EPFL, Lausanne, Switzerland. pavan.ramdya@epfl.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5425-4610

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The dynamics and connectivity of neural circuits continuously change on timescales ranging from milliseconds to an animal's lifetime. Therefore, to understand biological networks, minimally invasive methods are required to repeatedly record them in behaving animals. Here we describe a suite of devices that enable long-term optical recordings of the adult Drosophila melanogaster ventral nerve cord (VNC). These consist of transparent, numbered windows to replace thoracic exoskeleton, compliant implants to displace internal organs, a precision arm to assist implantation, and a hinged stage to repeatedly tether flies. To validate and illustrate our toolkit we (i) show minimal impact on animal behavior and survival, (ii) follow the degradation of chordotonal organ mechanosensory nerve terminals over weeks after leg amputation, and (iii) uncover waves of neural activity caffeine ingestion. Thus, our long-term imaging toolkit opens up the investigation of premotor and motor circuit adaptations in response to injury, drug ingestion, aging, learning, and disease.

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DrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsAnimalsBehavior, AnimalDiagnostic ImagingDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila Proteins

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PMID36008386
PMCPMC9411199

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