PUBLICATION
Linking Neurons to Network Function and Behavior by Two-Photon Holographic Optogenetics and Volumetric Imaging
- Authors
- Dal Maschio, M., Donovan, J.C., Helmbrecht, T.O., Baier, H.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-170519-2
- Date
- 2017
- Source
- Neuron 94: 774-789.e5 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Baier, Herwig, Donovan, Joseph, Helmbrecht, Thomas
- Keywords
- 3D targeted two-photon optogenetics, behavior, circuit exploration, computer-generated holography, motor control, multiplane 2P calcium imaging, nMLF, zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Behavior, Animal/physiology*
- Brain/physiology*
- Green Fluorescent Proteins
- Holography
- Movement/physiology*
- Nerve Net/physiology*
- Neurons/physiology*
- Optogenetics
- Photic Stimulation
- Photons
- Rhodopsin
- Tail
- Zebrafish
- Zebrafish Proteins
- PubMed
- 28521132 Full text @ Neuron
Citation
Dal Maschio, M., Donovan, J.C., Helmbrecht, T.O., Baier, H. (2017) Linking Neurons to Network Function and Behavior by Two-Photon Holographic Optogenetics and Volumetric Imaging. Neuron. 94:774-789.e5.
Abstract
We introduce a flexible method for high-resolution interrogation of circuit function, which combines simultaneous 3D two-photon stimulation of multiple targeted neurons, volumetric functional imaging, and quantitative behavioral tracking. This integrated approach was applied to dissect how an ensemble of premotor neurons in the larval zebrafish brain drives a basic motor program, the bending of the tail. We developed an iterative photostimulation strategy to identify minimal subsets of channelrhodopsin (ChR2)-expressing neurons that are sufficient to initiate tail movements. At the same time, the induced network activity was recorded by multiplane GCaMP6 imaging across the brain. From this dataset, we computationally identified activity patterns associated with distinct components of the elicited behavior and characterized the contributions of individual neurons. Using photoactivatable GFP (paGFP), we extended our protocol to visualize single functionally identified neurons and reconstruct their morphologies. Together, this toolkit enables linking behavior to circuit activity with unprecedented resolution.
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Expression
Phenotype
Mutations / Transgenics
Human Disease / Model
Sequence Targeting Reagents
Fish
Orthology
Engineered Foreign Genes
Mapping