Tiltable objective microscope visualizes selectivity for head motion direction and dynamics in zebrafish vestibular system

Signals about head orientation and movement in the vestibular periphery are fundamental to the sense of balance and motion, but difficult to measure systematically during head motion. Here, the authors build a microscope that visualizes neural activity in hair cells and vestibular ganglion cells dur...

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Main Authors: Masashi Tanimoto, Ikuko Watakabe, Shin-ichi Higashijima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-12-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35190-9
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description Signals about head orientation and movement in the vestibular periphery are fundamental to the sense of balance and motion, but difficult to measure systematically during head motion. Here, the authors build a microscope that visualizes neural activity in hair cells and vestibular ganglion cells during 360° head tilt and vibration in zebrafish larvae, and reveal a topographic organization of direction- and static/dynamic stimulus-selective responses.
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spelling doaj.art-0f2d84eef3e54f998a2cd88c9182dd192022-12-25T12:21:17ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232022-12-0113111610.1038/s41467-022-35190-9Tiltable objective microscope visualizes selectivity for head motion direction and dynamics in zebrafish vestibular systemMasashi Tanimoto0Ikuko Watakabe1Shin-ichi Higashijima2Division of Behavioral Neurobiology, National Institute for Basic BiologyDivision of Behavioral Neurobiology, National Institute for Basic BiologyDivision of Behavioral Neurobiology, National Institute for Basic BiologySignals about head orientation and movement in the vestibular periphery are fundamental to the sense of balance and motion, but difficult to measure systematically during head motion. Here, the authors build a microscope that visualizes neural activity in hair cells and vestibular ganglion cells during 360° head tilt and vibration in zebrafish larvae, and reveal a topographic organization of direction- and static/dynamic stimulus-selective responses.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35190-9
spellingShingle Masashi Tanimoto
Ikuko Watakabe
Shin-ichi Higashijima
Tiltable objective microscope visualizes selectivity for head motion direction and dynamics in zebrafish vestibular system
Nature Communications
title Tiltable objective microscope visualizes selectivity for head motion direction and dynamics in zebrafish vestibular system
title_full Tiltable objective microscope visualizes selectivity for head motion direction and dynamics in zebrafish vestibular system
title_fullStr Tiltable objective microscope visualizes selectivity for head motion direction and dynamics in zebrafish vestibular system
title_full_unstemmed Tiltable objective microscope visualizes selectivity for head motion direction and dynamics in zebrafish vestibular system
title_short Tiltable objective microscope visualizes selectivity for head motion direction and dynamics in zebrafish vestibular system
title_sort tiltable objective microscope visualizes selectivity for head motion direction and dynamics in zebrafish vestibular system
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-35190-9
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