Abstract

Two-photon microscopy of bulk-loaded functional dyes is an outstanding physiological technique that enables simultaneous functional mapping of hundreds of brain cells in vivo at single-cell resolution. However, precise targeting of a specific cortical location is not easy due to its fine dimensionality. To enable precise targeting, intrinsic-signal optical imaging is often additionally performed. However, the intrinsic-signal optical imaging is not only time-consuming but also ineffective in ensuring precision. Here, we propose an alternative method for precise targeting based on local field potential (LFP) recording, a conventional electrophysiological method. The heart of this method lies in use of the same glass pipette to record LFPs and to eject calcium dye. After confirming the target area by LFP using a glass pipette, the calcium dye is ejected from the same pipette without a time delay or spatial adjustment. As a result, the calcium dye is loaded into the same ensemble of brain cells from which the LFP was obtained. As a validation of the proposed LFP-based method, we targeted and successfully loaded calcium dye into layer 2/3 of a mouse barrel column.

Highlights

  • Once the target is localized, no spatial adjustment in the position of the glass pipette is required before the calcium dye is ejected

  • The calcium dye can be loaded into the exact cortical area from which the LFP was obtained

  • The low spatial resolution, combined with optical blurring induced by the imaging system, has the potential to cause a systematic positional offset[21]

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Summary

Introduction

The Ca2+ responses showed a strong correlation with the LFP signals evoked by whisker stimulation (4, 29, 40, and 7 whiskers for PPW, 1-D, 2-D, and Rest, respectively). The LFP signals were significantly correlated with the Ca2+ responses evoked by whisker deflection. Once the target is localized, no spatial adjustment in the position of the glass pipette is required before the calcium dye is ejected.

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