Wireless fiber-photometry headstage platform

Having a look inside of the brain helps us understand its mechanisms and can be done using different methods. One particular method used in mice is called fiber photometry which consists of placing small optical fibers inside a particular region of the brain and shoot light through that fiber into it. The different cells in the brain interact with the light and these interactions can be recorded to analyse the data. One drawback to this technique is that it requires a cable coming from the head of the mouse restricting its movement. The goal of the project is to make a wireless headstage that that can use fiber photometry to record data and that doesn’t need to be plugged in a computer. This would free up the mice undergoing experiments’ movements and allow a broader set of experiments using free unrestricted roaming mice.

Faculty Supervisor:

Benoit Gosselin

Student:

Partner:

Doric Lenses Inc

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing; Professional, scientific and technical services

University:

Université Laval

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