Peripheral optogenetic stimulation induces whisker movement and sensory perception in head-fixed mice
We discovered that optical stimulation of the mystacial pad in Emx1-Cre;Ai27D transgenic mice induces whisker movements due to activation of ChR2 expressed in muscles controlling retraction and protraction. Using high-speed videography in anesthetized mice, we characterize the amplitude of whisker p...
Main Authors: | Sunmee Park, Akhil Bandi, Christian R Lee, David J Margolis |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2016-06-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/14140 |
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