Video shows measurements of neural activity in the worm’s
head as individual neurons are optically stimulated one-at-a-time. The neuron
in the crosshairs is stimulated when the words “Stimulated” appear. When
neurons become active they appear dark red in this visualization. Video is sped
up 4x.
The details of the experiment are chronicled in a recent study
published in the
journal Nature. The team consisted of postdoctoral researcher Francesco
Randi, graduate student Sophie Dvali, and laboratory manager Anuj Sharma, and
was led by Andrew
Leifer, an assistant professor of physics
and neuroscience.
Photo Attribution: Francesco Randi, Princeton University
