Dual polarity voltage imaging reveals subthreshold dynamics and concurrent spiking patterns of multiple neuron-types [article]

Madhuvanthi Kannan, Ganesh Vasan, Simon Haziza, Cheng Huang, Radek Chrapkiewicz, Junjie Luo, Jessica A Cardin, Mark J Schnitzer, Vincent A Pieribone
2021 bioRxiv   pre-print
Genetically encoded fluorescent voltage indicators are ideally suited to reveal the millisecond-scale interactions among and between distinct, targeted cell populations. However, current indicator families lack the requisite sensitivity for in vivo multipopulation imaging. We describe high-performance green and red sensors, Ace-mNeon2 and VARNAM2, and their reverse response-polarity variants, pAce and pAceR. Our indicators enable 0.4-1 kHz voltage recordings from >50 neurons per field-of-view
more » ... awake mice and ~30-min continuous imaging in flies. Using dual-polarity multiplexed imaging, we uncovered behavioral state-dependent interactions between distinct neocortical subclasses, as well as contributions to hippocampal field potentials from non-overlapping projection neuronal ensembles. By combining three mutually compatible indicators, we demonstrate concurrent triple-population voltage imaging. Our approach will empower investigations of the dynamic interplay between neuronal subclasses at single-spike resolution.
doi:10.1101/2021.10.13.463730 fatcat:leixjcjo2ndzfemnrhdobhey6m