UCLA Miniscope

Daniel Aharoni of the Golshani, Silva, and Khakh Lab at UCLA has shared the following about Miniscope:

This open source miniature fluorescence microscope uses wide-field fluorescence imaging to record neural activity in awake, freely behaving mice. The Miniscope has a mass of 3 grams and uses a single, flexible coaxial cable (0.3mm to 1.5mm diameter) to carry power, control signals, and imaging data to open source Data Acquisition (DAQ) hardware and software. Our goal is to help disseminate this technology to the larger neuroscience community and build a foundation of users that will continue advancing this technology and contribute back to the project. While the Miniscope system described here is not an off-the-shelf commercial solution, we have focused on making it as easy as possible for the average neuroscience lab to build and modify, requiring minimal soldering and hands on assembly.

This research tool was created by your colleagues. Please acknowledge the Principal Investigator, cite the article in which the tool was described, and include an RRID in the Materials and Methods of your future publications.  RRID:SCR_021480