Calcium Imaging in Vivo: How to Correctly Select and Apply Fiber Optic Photometric Indicators

Fiber-photometric is a novel optogenetic method for recording neural activity in vivo, which allows the use of calcium indicators to observe and study the relationship between neural activity and behavior in free-ranging animals. Calcium indicators also convert changes in calcium concentration in ce...

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Main Authors: Lanxia Wu, Wenxuan Sun, Linjie Huang, Lin Sun, Jinhua Dou, Guohua Lu
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Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2025-12-01
Series:Organogenesis
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Online Access:https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15476278.2025.2489667
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Wenxuan Sun
Linjie Huang
Lin Sun
Jinhua Dou
Guohua Lu
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description Fiber-photometric is a novel optogenetic method for recording neural activity in vivo, which allows the use of calcium indicators to observe and study the relationship between neural activity and behavior in free-ranging animals. Calcium indicators also convert changes in calcium concentration in cells or tissues into recordable fluorescent signals, which can then be observed using the system of fiber-photometric. To date, there is a paucity of relevant literature on the proper selection and application of fiber-photometric indicators. Therefore, this paper will detail how to correctly select and apply fiber-photometer indicators in four sections: the basic principle of optical fiber photometry, the selection of calcium fluorescent probes and viral vector systems, and the measurement of specific expression of fluorescent proteins in specific tissues. Therefore, the correct use of suitable fiber optic recording indicators will greatly assist researchers in exploring the link between neuronal activity and neuropsychiatric disorders.
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spelling doaj-art-dbd4af3bd18049deb581dfe83c837e142025-08-20T03:08:05ZengTaylor & Francis GroupOrganogenesis1547-62781555-85922025-12-0121110.1080/15476278.2025.2489667Calcium Imaging in Vivo: How to Correctly Select and Apply Fiber Optic Photometric IndicatorsLanxia Wu0Wenxuan Sun1Linjie Huang2Lin Sun3Jinhua Dou4Guohua Lu5School of Psychology, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, ChinaSchool of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, ChinaSchool of Clinical Medicine, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, ChinaSchool of Psychology, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, ChinaMental Health Education Center, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, ChinaSchool of Psychology, Shandong Second Medical University, Weifang, Shandong, ChinaFiber-photometric is a novel optogenetic method for recording neural activity in vivo, which allows the use of calcium indicators to observe and study the relationship between neural activity and behavior in free-ranging animals. Calcium indicators also convert changes in calcium concentration in cells or tissues into recordable fluorescent signals, which can then be observed using the system of fiber-photometric. To date, there is a paucity of relevant literature on the proper selection and application of fiber-photometric indicators. Therefore, this paper will detail how to correctly select and apply fiber-photometer indicators in four sections: the basic principle of optical fiber photometry, the selection of calcium fluorescent probes and viral vector systems, and the measurement of specific expression of fluorescent proteins in specific tissues. Therefore, the correct use of suitable fiber optic recording indicators will greatly assist researchers in exploring the link between neuronal activity and neuropsychiatric disorders.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15476278.2025.2489667Calcium imagingfibre photometrygenetically encoded calcium indicators(GECIs)virus selection
spellingShingle Lanxia Wu
Wenxuan Sun
Linjie Huang
Lin Sun
Jinhua Dou
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Calcium Imaging in Vivo: How to Correctly Select and Apply Fiber Optic Photometric Indicators
Organogenesis
Calcium imaging
fibre photometry
genetically encoded calcium indicators(GECIs)
virus selection
title Calcium Imaging in Vivo: How to Correctly Select and Apply Fiber Optic Photometric Indicators
title_full Calcium Imaging in Vivo: How to Correctly Select and Apply Fiber Optic Photometric Indicators
title_fullStr Calcium Imaging in Vivo: How to Correctly Select and Apply Fiber Optic Photometric Indicators
title_full_unstemmed Calcium Imaging in Vivo: How to Correctly Select and Apply Fiber Optic Photometric Indicators
title_short Calcium Imaging in Vivo: How to Correctly Select and Apply Fiber Optic Photometric Indicators
title_sort calcium imaging in vivo how to correctly select and apply fiber optic photometric indicators
topic Calcium imaging
fibre photometry
genetically encoded calcium indicators(GECIs)
virus selection
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/15476278.2025.2489667
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