Purdue BME seminar Feb 15th 2012: "Scaling up neuroscience: optogenetic neural recording"
Channel: Eugenio Culurciello
Date: 2012-02-21

Purdue BME seminar Feb 15th 2012: "Scaling up neuroscience: optogenetic neural recording"
Abstract: I will present our work on optogenetic imaging systems for awake and freely moving animals. Our miniature device is able to monitor fluorescent optical signals that reflect electrical activity in the neural tissue, and can be used to understand how networks of neurons process sensory information. Our design innovates brain-machine interfaces by reducing the invasive and bias nature of traditional electrode array recording, and by providing a factor of hundred more recording sites. This device leads the way to a revolution in neuroscience where large networks of cells can be investigated at spike-level resolution.