Imaging Synapse Structure and Function

• Main Author: George J. Augustine (auth)
• Other Authors: Marc Fivaz (auth)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media SA 2017
• Series: Frontiers Research Topics
• Subjects: Neurosciences; connectomics; super-resolution; optogenetics; Schizophrenia; metabotropic glutamate receptors; brain circuits; functional imaging; Electron microscopy; calcium imaging; Synaptic Transmission; synaptic vesicle trafficking
• Online Access: DOAB: download the publication; DOAB: description of the publication

Development of new imaging technologies in recent years has transformed neuroscience in profound ways. Following on the heels of the revolution based on the Green Fluorescent Protein, refined genetically-encoded fluorescent reporters and genetic targeting strategies now enable optical recording of s...