Complete optical neurophysiology: toward optical stimulation and recording of neural tissue

2009/02/27 by Fred A. Wininger, Jennifer L. Schei, David M. Rector · 5 citations
Neuroscience · #Photoreceptor and optogenetics research #Neuroscience and Neural Engineering #Neural dynamics and brain function

paper · doi:10.1364/ao.48.00d218

Abstract

Direct optical methods to stimulate and record neural activity provide artifact-free, noninvasive, and noncontact neurophysiological procedures. For stimulation, focused mid-infrared light alters membrane potential and activates individual neural processes. Simultaneous intrinsic scattered light parameters, including birefringence changes, can record neural activity with signals similar to potentiometric dyes. The simultaneous combination of optical stimulation and optical recording techniques provide the potential for powerful tools that may someday remove the need for invasive wires during electrophysiological recordings.

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