Ontology highlight
ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Pisanello F
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4256382 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Neuron 20140529 6
Optical stimulation and silencing of neural activity is a powerful technique for elucidating the structure and function of neural circuitry. In most in vivo optogenetic experiments, light is delivered into the brain through a single optical fiber. However, this approach limits illumination to a fixed volume of the brain. Here a focused ion beam is used to pattern multiple light windows on a tapered optical fiber. We show that such fibers allow selective and dynamic illumination of different brai ...[more]