Frequency-Agile Optical Imaging of the Nervous System

一种新型光学成像系统的研制 神经系统提出。 这个概念是基于使用 声光可调谐滤波器作为光谱选择元件 共聚焦荧光显微镜 结合使用 建议的仪器将允许多个标记的标本 神经化学特异性三维成像研究 神经组织的结构 快速带通开关 声光设备的时间将允许动态研究， 在与电气相关的时间尺度上执行 神经元的信号

Development of a novel optical imaging system for studies of the nervous system is proposed. The concept is based on the use of acousto-optic tunable filters as spectral selection elements in a confocal fluorescence microscope. In conjunction with the use of multiply labeled specimens the proposed instrument will permit investigation of neurochemistry-specific three-dimensional architecture of nervous tissue. The rapid bandpass switching time of the acousto-optic devices will permit dynamic studies to be performed on a time scale commensurate with the electrical signaling of neurons.