Title :
In vivo voltage-sensitive dye optical functional imaging of the subcortical brain
Author :
Qinggong Tang ; Tsytsarev, Vassiliy ; Chia-Pin Liang ; Erzurumlu, Reha ; Yu Chen
Author_Institution :
Fischell Dept. of Bioeng., Univ. of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Abstract :
We combined voltage-sensitive dye imaging (VSDi) with gradient-index (GRIN) rod lens to study neural functions in mice vibrissae system. Neural activities evoked in the thalamic barreloids by single whisker stimulation were visualized in vivo.
Keywords :
biomedical optical imaging; brain; gradient index optics; lenses; neurophysiology; evoked neural activity; gradient-index rod lens; in vivo visualization; in vivo voltage-sensitive dye optical functional imaging; mice vibrissae system; neural functions; single whisker stimulation; subcortical brain; thalamic barreloids; Educational institutions; Fluorescence; In vivo; Lenses; Mice; Optical imaging;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2014 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
