Device, Apparatus and Method for Providing Photostimulation and Imaging of Structures
According to exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure, it is possible to provide method, system, arrangement, computer-accessible medium and device to stimulate individual neurons in brain slices in any arbitrary spatio-temporal pattern, using two-photon uncaging of photo-sensitive compounds such as MNI- glutamate and/or RuBi-Glutamate with beam multiplexing. Such exemplary method and device can have single-cell and three-dimensional precision. For example, by sequentially stimulating up to a thousand potential presynaptic neurons, it is possible to generate detailed functional maps of inputs to a cell. In addition, it is possible to combine this exemplary approach with two-photon calcium imaging in an all-optical method to image and manipulate circuit activity. Further exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure can include a light-weight, compact portable device providing for uses in a wide variety of applications.
Attached files:Patents:CA 2,738,652
Inventor(s):
NIKOLENKO VOLODYMYR [US]; YUSTE RAFAEL [US]; WATSON BRENDON O [US]; PETERKA DARCY [US]
Type of Offer:
Licensing
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