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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 18, 1999
Rafael Yuste, New York, NY (US);
Zita Peterlin, New York, NY (US);
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
This invention provides methods of identifying a connection between a first neuron and a second neuron or plurality of neurons in a neural tissue slice with a fluorescent indicator. This invention also provides a method of detecting the effect of a neuromodulator on a connection between a first neuron and a second neuron or a plurality of neurons forming a circuit; methods of identifying an inhibitory connection between a first neuron and a second neuron or plurality of neurons; and a method of identifying a connection between a first neuron and a second neuron or plurality of neurons in vivo or in vitro.