Optical Voltage Imaging in Neurons: Moving from Technology Development to Practical Tool

Overview

Journal Nat Rev Neurosci

Specialty Neurology

Date 2019 Nov 10

PMID 31705060

Citations 89

Authors

Thomas Knopfel

Chenchen Song

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Abstract

A central goal in neuroscience is to determine how the brain's neuronal circuits generate perception, cognition and emotions and how these lead to appropriate behavioural actions. A methodological platform based on genetically encoded voltage indicators (GEVIs) that enables the monitoring of large-scale circuit dynamics has brought us closer to this ambitious goal. This Review provides an update on the current state of the art and the prospects of emerging optical GEVI imaging technologies.

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