Nimpf, Simon; Kaplan, Harris S.; Nordmann, Gregory C.; Cushion, Thomas; Keays, David A. (2024): Long-term, high-resolution in vivo calcium imaging in pigeons. Cell Reports Methods, 4 (2): 100711. ISSN 26672375
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Abstract
n vivo 2-photon calcium imaging has led to fundamental advances in our understanding of sensory circuits in mammalian species. In contrast, few studies have exploited this methodology in birds, with investigators primarily relying on histological and electrophysiological techniques. Here, we report the development of in vivo 2-photon calcium imaging in awake pigeons. We show that the genetically encoded calcium indicator GCaMP6s, delivered by the adeno-associated virus rAAV2/7, allows high-quality, stable, and long-term imaging of neuronal populations at single-cell and single-dendrite resolution in the pigeon forebrain. We demonstrate the utility of our setup by investigating the processing of colors in the visual Wulst, the avian homolog of the visual cortex. We report that neurons in the Wulst are color selective and display diverse response profiles to light of different wavelengths. This technology provides a powerful tool to decipher the operating principles that underlie sensory encoding in birds.
Doc-Type: | Article (LMU) |
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Organisational unit (Faculties): | 19 Biology |
DFG subject classification of scientific disciplines: | Life sciences |
Date Deposited: | 04. Sep 2024 09:22 |
Last Modified: | 04. Sep 2024 09:22 |
URI: | https://oa-fund.ub.uni-muenchen.de/id/eprint/1438 |
DFG: | Funded by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG, German Research Foundation) - 491502892 |