High-throughput cellular-resolution synaptic connectivity mappingin vivowith concurrent two-photon optogenetics and volumetric Ca2+imaging

Abstract

Abstract The ability to measure synaptic connectivity and properties is essential for understanding neuronal circuits. However, existing methods that allow such measurements at cellular resolution are laborious and technically demanding. Here, we describe a system that allows such measurements in a high-throughput way by combining two-photon optogenetics and volumetric Ca 2+ imaging with whole-cell recording. We reveal a circuit motif for generating fast undulatory locomotion in zebrafish.