A high-speed volumetric multiphoton microscope for the study of developing neural circuits in retina

Spontaneous neuronal activity plays a role in the wiring of retinal circuits during development. Current imaging techniques are unable to capture such activity accurately. Dr. Feller’s team will assemble a system containing a resonant scanner-based two-photon microscope with the ability to achieve three-dimensional imaging of a single spontaneous firing event in vivo. Her team will utilize this high-speed volumetric two-photon imaging during visual stimulation to study the formation of functional neuronal circuits in the developing mouse retina.