Daily two-photon neuronal population imaging with targeted single-cell electrophysiology and subcellular imaging in auditory cortex of behaving mice

Autor: Junjie Huang, Susu Liang, Longhui Li, Xingyi Li, Xiang Liao, Qianshuo Hu, Chunqing Zhang, Hongbo Jia, Xiaowei Chen, Meng Wang, Ruijie Li
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, Vol 17 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1662-5102
DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2023.1142267
Popis: Quantitative and mechanistic understanding of learning and long-term memory at the level of single neurons in living brains require highly demanding techniques. A specific need is to precisely label one cell whose firing output property is pinpointed amidst a functionally characterized large population of neurons through the learning process and then investigate the distribution and properties of dendritic inputs. Here, we disseminate an integrated method of daily two-photon neuronal population Ca2+ imaging through an auditory associative learning course, followed by targeted single-cell loose-patch recording and electroporation of plasmid for enhanced chronic Ca2+ imaging of dendritic spines in the targeted cell. Our method provides a unique solution to the demand, opening a solid path toward the hard-cores of how learning and long-term memory are physiologically carried out at the level of single neurons and synapses.
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