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ReviewFrontiers in synaptic neuroscience2025

From microelectrode arrays to all-optical and multimodal neural interfaces: emerging platforms for spatiotemporal interrogation of

Song Wang, Sarah Gordon, Chris French, Ranjith R Unnithan, Dechuan Sun

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Review in Frontiers in synaptic neuroscience, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Song WangDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Sarah GordonThe Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Chris FrenchDepartment of Medicine, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Ranjith R UnnithanDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
Dechuan SunDepartment of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Understanding how synaptic interactions lead to circuit dynamics for neural computation requires experimental tools that can both observe and perturb neuronal activity across spatial and temporal scales. Microelectrode arrays (MEAs) provide scalable access to population spiking activity, yet they lack the spatial resolution and molecular specificity to precisely dissect synaptic mechanisms. In contrast, recent advances in optogenetic actuators, genetically encoded calcium and voltage indicators, and patterned photostimulation have transformed

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all-optical interrogationmicroelectrode arraymultimodal neural interfacesnetwork dynamicsneural computationpatterned photostimulationsynaptic plasticity

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PMID41445930
PMCPMC12722870

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