Zebrafish as a Model for Behavior: Swimming into the Optogenetic Spotlight
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...Because of the differing peak absorption wavelengths and light intensity requirements of different opsins, studies...behavioral studies because it is non-invasive and offers a high degree of control over time and space.
Zebrafish...simultaneously and still be individually activated with different lights (Baier et al., 2009).
Zebrafish behaviors...assays can be done on zebrafish at 5 days post fertilization, including escape behavior and spontaneous swimming... do so, the lab expressed the LiGluR opsin in different subsets of spinal cord neurons using the Gal4/...Gal4/UAS system. This created fish lines with different groups of neurons that could be activated with light...spontaneous swim or escape, was elicited when these different neuron groups were activated or “turned on.” In...