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Title: Simultaneous Dual-region Functional Imaging in Miniaturized Two-photon Microscopy
We demonstrate simultaneous dual-region in-vivo imaging of brain activity in mouse cortex through a miniaturized spatial-multiplexed two-photon microscope platform, which doubles the imaging speed. Neuronal signals from the two regions are computationally demixed and extracted.  more » « less
Award ID(s):
1847141
PAR ID:
10644637
Author(s) / Creator(s):
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Publisher / Repository:
Optica Publishing Group
Date Published:
Page Range / eLocation ID:
BM3C.4
Format(s):
Medium: X
Sponsoring Org:
National Science Foundation
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