Mouse hippocampal CA1 VIP interneurons detect novelty in the environment and support recognition memory

S Tamboli, S Singh, D Topolnik, MEA Barkat… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
In the CA1 hippocampus, vasoactive intestinal polypeptide-expressing interneurons (VIP-
INs) play a prominent role in disinhibitory circuit motifs. However, the specific behavioral …

Optrode recording of an entorhinal–cortical circuit in freely moving mice

X Yang, Q Chen, T Jian, H Du, W Jin… - Biomedical Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
The deep layers of medial entorhinal cortex (MEC) are considered a crucial station for
spatial cognition and memory. The deep sublayer Va of MEC (MECVa) serves as the output …

Low-NA two-photon lithography patterning of metal/dielectric tapered optical fibers for depth-selective, volumetric optical neural interfaces

MS Andriani, M Bianco, C Montinaro, A Balena… - Optics …, 2024 - opg.optica.org
Optical neural implants allow neuroscientists to access deep brain regions, enabling to
decipher complex patterns of neural activity. In this field, the use of optical fibers is rapidly …

Fiber Photometry with Tapered Optical Fibers: Exploiting Mode-Division to Gain Depth-Resolution in Brain Tissue

M Bianco, M Pisanello, A Balena… - 2023 23rd …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Fiber photometry is an emerging technique enabling the monitoring of neural activity in vivo
by employing optical fibers to detect functional fluorescence variations from specific …

Method for the refractive index of various tissues based on fluorescence microscopy

X Fan, L Tao, X Zhou, X He, Y Zhang, H Huang… - Optics …, 2023 - opg.optica.org
Refractive index is an important optical constant that characterizes the interaction between
light and specimen. A difference in refractive index between specimen and immersion …

Depth-resolved fibre photometry for Alzheimer's disease plaque pathology in vivo

N Byron - 2024 - stax.strath.ac.uk
The progression of potential Alzheimer's disease (AD) treatments to the clinic may be
hindered by the pre-clinical screening approach used to access plaque-modifying effects in …

Novel technologies to micro and nanostructure highly nonplanar optical fibers: from the micro to the sub-50 nm regime

A Balena, M Bianco, F Pisano, D Zheng… - Specialty Optical …, 2023 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Recent advancements in optogenetics and brain interfacing technologies have significantly
improved neuroscience research. However, developing user-friendly and efficient probes …

Influence of brain anatomy on functional fluorescence collection from brain tissue

C Montinaro, M Pisanello, M Bianco… - Optical Tomography …, 2022 - opg.optica.org
Conference title, upper and lower case, bolded, 18 point type, centered Page 1 Influence of
brain anatomy on functional fluorescence collection from brain tissue Cinzia Montinaro1, 2 …