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We are happy to work with Mightex ! They have solutions for optogenetics, photostimulation, and imaging challenges - from signaling networks inside cells to large-scale neural circuits in the brain.

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We started to list a short selection of chemical compounds used in specific applications. These are the uncaging compounds developed and manufactured by Femtonics.

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We are pleased to offer you the most stable micromanipulators available on the market from Sensapex.

Their automated microscope workstations for electrophysiology and imaging applications have outstanding stability and further benefits, such as  affordable prices, which aid the customer in making the right choice of purchase.

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Following global events since the start of 2020, we can expect the squeeze on neuroscience research funding to become even tighter. This challenge will require resourcefulness from the neuroscience community.

NeuroGig was established earlier in 2020 with the purpose of improving access to and enhancing the impact of neuroscience lab-tech. They approach this by developments around the open-source hardware philosophy and building networking and community platforms for neuroscientists.

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Supertech’s Physiological-Biological Temperture Controller has provided noise-free heating from the start, with the first version being developed in the early 2000s. Since then it has been going through continuous improvements. Currently researchers around the world choose this device every day, combining it with accessories like heating pads, solution heaters and many more. Optimized for shielded environments in microelectrode laboratories, the design fulfills all requirements of any sophisticated electrophysiology application, even in close proximity to high impedance recording electrodes. Sophisticated fault diagnostic features, developed specifically for biological heating applications, are built into the firmware introducing adaptive PID parameters.

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Hippocampus is well-known as the center of spatial navigation and learning. Prof. Häusser and his team have recently published a very exciting article about direct modification of spatial navigation memories via holographical optogenetic stimulation. They applied virtual reality to train the animals for certain tasks and used two-photon deep imaging to visualize the place cell ensembles. They claimed stimulation of only a dozen unique place cell could be enough changing the behavior of the animal. This is the first direct evidence for a casual role of in place cell in navigation. This is a huge step to understand the memory encoding of the hippocampus. Congratulations for the authors!

Source: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0092867420313027

Graphical abstract of the experimental design and results:

Understanding of the dynamics of neuronal ensembles in the brain is as much important as the examination of the contribution of a single neuron during neuronal processes. State of the art rigs support the idea to examine large neuronal populations. Moreover, these populations tend to be cooperative with each other, but it is still unknown how stable these ensembles and their connections. Dr. Rafael Yuste and his lab’s goal is to understand the long-term stability of these neuronal ensembles in mouse visual cortex. They applied two-photon volumetric calcium microcopy to perform chronic calcium imaging for several weeks. They found visually-evoked ensembles were quite stable. Their results suggest that these neuronal populations implement long-term memories.

 For more information: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2020.10.28.359117v1

Optogenetics is a technique that grants the manipulation of neuronal activity. This method allows for targeted excitation and/or inhibition of specific neuronal populations.

A particular protein of interest is expressed in the targeted cells. This protein – called the optogenetic actuator - has the unique characteristic to be a light-sensitive ion channel. When illuminated with the corresponding wavelength, the channel allows the flow of ions through the cell membrane. This method offers spatiotemporal control of neuronal excitability in living tissue.

For use in vivo, optogenetics requires the implant of an optical fiber (stereotaxic surgery) - to provide the illumination necessary to control the neuronal activity. With most available solutions, the optical fiber is connected to a stimulation unit that provides the light. This technique has the disadvantage of requiring invasive implantation of equipment such as the optical fiber in the animal’s brain.

However, a new channelrhodopsin developed by Deisseroth’s lab allows for the activation of specific neural populations at unprecedented depths of up to 7 mm with millisecond precision. This tool would make possible implant-free deep brain optogenetics.

More information following this link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41587-020-0679-9.