Probing neuronal activity with genetically encoded calcium and voltage fluorescent indicators

Monitoring neural activity in individual neurons is crucial for understanding neural circuits and brain functions. The emergence of optical imaging technologies has dramatically transformed the field of neuroscience, enabling detailed observation of large-scale neuronal populations with both cellula...

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Main Authors: Masayuki Sakamoto, Tatsushi Yokoyama
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Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2025-06-01
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description Monitoring neural activity in individual neurons is crucial for understanding neural circuits and brain functions. The emergence of optical imaging technologies has dramatically transformed the field of neuroscience, enabling detailed observation of large-scale neuronal populations with both cellular and subcellular resolution. This transformation will be further accelerated by the integration of these imaging technologies and advanced big data analysis. Genetically encoded fluorescent indicators to detect neural activity with high signal-to-noise ratios are pivotal in this advancement. In recent years, these indicators have undergone significant developments, greatly enhancing the understanding of neural dynamics and networks. This review highlights the recent progress in genetically encoded calcium and voltage indicators and discusses the future direction of imaging techniques with big data analysis that deepens our understanding of the complexities of the brain.
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spelling doaj-art-66ca5d7d005b4bbf8bcee56870c8494d2025-08-20T03:53:52ZengElsevierNeuroscience Research0168-01022025-06-01215566310.1016/j.neures.2024.06.004Probing neuronal activity with genetically encoded calcium and voltage fluorescent indicatorsMasayuki Sakamoto0Tatsushi Yokoyama1Corresponding author.; Graduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin Kawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, JapanGraduate School of Biostudies, Kyoto University, 53 Shogoin Kawara-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, JapanMonitoring neural activity in individual neurons is crucial for understanding neural circuits and brain functions. The emergence of optical imaging technologies has dramatically transformed the field of neuroscience, enabling detailed observation of large-scale neuronal populations with both cellular and subcellular resolution. This transformation will be further accelerated by the integration of these imaging technologies and advanced big data analysis. Genetically encoded fluorescent indicators to detect neural activity with high signal-to-noise ratios are pivotal in this advancement. In recent years, these indicators have undergone significant developments, greatly enhancing the understanding of neural dynamics and networks. This review highlights the recent progress in genetically encoded calcium and voltage indicators and discusses the future direction of imaging techniques with big data analysis that deepens our understanding of the complexities of the brain.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168010224000762Calcium imagingVoltage imagingIn vivo imagingFluorescent proteinProtein engineering
spellingShingle Masayuki Sakamoto
Tatsushi Yokoyama
Probing neuronal activity with genetically encoded calcium and voltage fluorescent indicators
Neuroscience Research
Calcium imaging
Voltage imaging
In vivo imaging
Fluorescent protein
Protein engineering
title Probing neuronal activity with genetically encoded calcium and voltage fluorescent indicators
title_full Probing neuronal activity with genetically encoded calcium and voltage fluorescent indicators
title_fullStr Probing neuronal activity with genetically encoded calcium and voltage fluorescent indicators
title_full_unstemmed Probing neuronal activity with genetically encoded calcium and voltage fluorescent indicators
title_short Probing neuronal activity with genetically encoded calcium and voltage fluorescent indicators
title_sort probing neuronal activity with genetically encoded calcium and voltage fluorescent indicators
topic Calcium imaging
Voltage imaging
In vivo imaging
Fluorescent protein
Protein engineering
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168010224000762
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