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In vivo patch-clamp recording in awake head-fixed rodents.

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Cold Spring Harbor Protocols. 2017 Apr 03;2017(4):pdb.prot095802. doi: 10.1101/pdb.prot095802
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In vivo patch-clamp recording in awake head-fixed rodents. Lee (Albert) Lab
Lee D, Lee AK
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Abstract

Whole-cell recording has been used to measure and manipulate a neuron's spiking and subthreshold membrane potential, allowing assessment of the cell's inputs and outputs as well as its intrinsic membrane properties. This technique has also been combined with pharmacology and optogenetics as well as morphological reconstruction to address critical questions concerning neuronal integration, plasticity, and connectivity. This protocol describes a technique for obtaining whole-cell recordings in awake head-fixed animals, allowing such questions to be investigated within the context of an intact network and natural behavioral states. First, animals are habituated to sit quietly with their heads fixed in place. Then, a whole-cell recording is obtained using an efficient, blind patching protocol. We have successfully applied this technique to rats and mice.

PMID: 28373496 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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Albert Lee
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