Large Volume, Behaviorally-relevant Illumination for Optogenetics in Non-human Primates

This protocol describes a large-volume illuminator, which was developed for optogenetic manipulations in the non-human primate brain. The illuminator is a modified plastic optical fiber with etched tip, such that the light emitting surface area is > 100x that of a conventional fiber. In addition...

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Main Authors: Acker, Leah Christine (Contributor), Pino, Erica N. (Contributor), Boyden, Edward (Contributor), Desimone, Robert (Contributor)
Other Authors: Harvard University- (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biology (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory (Contributor), McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MyJoVE Corporation, 2017-11-20T18:03:51Z.
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