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 additio...

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Main Authors: Acker, Leah Christine, Pino, Erica N., Boyden, Edward, Desimone, Robert
Other Authors: Harvard University--MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology
Format: Article
Published: MyJoVE Corporation 2017
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/112242
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5534-6020
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4019-7042
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0419-3351
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5938-4227