David Kleinfeld Laboratory at UCSD
 

Hardware/Software Downloads

Software

MPScope 2.1 J. Driscoll and Q.-T. Nguyen. Pascal-based control and acquisition program for two-photon laser scanning microscopy.   ZIP (XX Mb)

VIDA Suite 1.1 P. S. Tsai and J. P. Kaufhold. Matlab-based routines for the analysis of 3-D anatomical data sets.   ZIP (XX Mb)

Spike Sort 1.2.1 D. N Hill and S. B. Mehta. Matlab-based routines for the detction and clustering of putative single units from a multi-unit time series.   ZIP (1.1 Mb)

 


Solutions/Surgery

Surgical Guide for Rat Microdrive
Urethane Useage Guide
Artificial Cerebral Spinal Fluid
Preparation of 4 % Paraformadehyde
Nissl Staining


In vivo Laser Imaging

Headframe
Hamamatsu PMT
PMT Amplifier
PMT Holder (Linos Microbench Adapter)
Intermediate Analog Amplifier
Digital Integrator
Slow Current to Voltage Converter
Cambridge Scanners
Cambridge Drivers
National Instruments ADC Board
National Instruments DAC Board


Extracellular Recording

Headstage Buffer
Differential Preamplifier
200 Hz 5 Pole Highpass Filter Bank
0.1 to 100 Hz 1 Pole Highpass Filter / Amplifier Bank
Filter Bank for Frequency Devices Modules
Fullwave Rectification for EMG
National Instruments DAQ Board
Air Puff Controller

 


Documents on two-photon laser scanning microscopy (TPLSM)

Principles, design and construction of a two photon scanning microscope for in vitro and in vivo studies. P. S. Tsai, N. Nishimura, E. J. Yoder, A. White, E. Dolnick and D. Kleinfeld. In Methods for In Vivo Optical Imaging (R. Frostig, editor), 2002, CRC Press, pp. 113-171.
PDF (2,453kB)

MPScope 2.0: A computer system for two-photon laser scanning microscopy with concurrent plasma-mediated ablation and electrophysiology. Q.-T. Nguyen, J. Driscoll, E. M. Dolnick and D. Kleinfeld. In Methods for In Vivo Optical Imaging, Second Edition, R. Frostig, editor, 2009, CRC Press, 4:117-142.    PDF (1.6 Mb)

MPScope: A versatile software suite for multiphoton microscopy. Q.-T. Nguyen, P. S. Tsai and D. Kleinfeld, Journal of Neuroscience Methods (2006) 156:351-359   PDF

 


Documents on TPLSM applied to blood flow and stroke models

Targeted insult to individual subsurface cortical blood vessels using ultrashort laser pulses: Three models of stroke. N. Nishimura, C. B. Schaffer, B. Friedman, P. S. Tsai, P. D. Lyden and D. Kleinfeld, Nature Methods (2006) 3:99-108   PDF (2.5 Mb); supplemetary methods   PDF (1.3 Mb); supplementary notes   PDF (0.1 Mb)

Optical-based models of single vessel occlusion in rodent neocortex. A. Y. Shih, N. Nishimura, J. Nguyen, B. Friedman, P. D. Lyden, C. B. Schaffer and D. Kleinfeld. In Imaging in Neuroscience and Development, R. Yuste, series editor. Book 2: Optical Imaging in Neuroscience, F. Helmchen and A. Konnerth, editors, 2009, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, NY, Chapter 15, in press.   PDF (0.9 Mb)

Quantitative two-photon imaging of blood flow in cortex. J. D. Driscoll, A. Y. Shih, P. J. Drew and D. Kleinfeld. In Imaging in Neuroscience and Development, R. Yuste, series editor. Book 2: Optical Imaging in Neuroscience, F. Helmchen and A. Konnerth, editors, 2009, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, NY, Chapter 86, in press.   PDF (1.0 Mb)

Targeted occlusion to surface and deep vessels in neocortex via linear and nonlinear optical absorption. D. Kleinfeld, B. Friedman, P. D. Lyden and A. Y. Shih. In Animal Models of Acute Neurological Injuries, J. Chen, Z. Xu, X.-M. Xu and J. Zhang, editors, 2008, Contemporary Neuroscience Series, The Humana Press, 14:169-185.   PDF (2.1 Mb)

 



Documents on all optical histology

All-optical histology using ultrashort laser pulses. P. S. Tsai, B. Friedman, A. I. Ifarraguerri, B. D. Thompson, V. Lev-Ram, C. B. Schaffer, Q. Xiong, R. Y. Tsien, J. A. Squier and D. Kleinfeld. Neuron (2003) 39:27-41.   PDF (0.9 Mb)

In vivo two-photon laser scanning microscopy with concurrent plasma-mediated ablation: Principles and hardware realization. P. S. Tsai and D. Kleinfeld. In Methods for In Vivo Optical Imaging, Second Edition, R. Frostig, editor, 2009, CRC Press, 3:59-115.   PDF (6.2 Mb)

All-optical, in situ histology of brain tissue with femtosecond laser pulses. P. S. Tsai, P. Blinder, J. D. Squire and D. Kleinfeld. In Imaging in Neuroscience and Development, R. Yuste, series editor. Book 2: Optical Imaging in Neuroscience, F. Helmchen and A. Konnerth, editors, 2009, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, NY, Chapter 99, in press.   PDF (0.6 Mb)

 


Documents on spectral analysis

Spectral analysis for dynamical imaging data. B. Pesarian, A. Sornborger, N. Nishimura, D. Kleinfeld and P.P. Mitra. In Imaging in Neuroscience and Development: A Laboratory Manual, R. Yuste and A. Konnerth, editors, 2005, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, NY, 57:439-444.   PDF (1,175kB)

Applications of spectral methods in functional brain imaging. D. Kleinfeld and P. P. Mitra. In Imaging in Neuroscience and Development, R. Yuste, series editor. Book 1: Optical Imaging Techniques, R. Yuste, editor, 2009, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, NY, Chapter 7, in press.   PDF (3.2 Mb); Movie of raw calcium dynamics in figure 4A   AVI (11.5 Mb); Movie of denoised calcium dynamics in figure 4B   AVI (11.5 Mb)

 


Documents on extracellular recording and spike sorting

Ultra-miniature headstage with 6-channel drive and vacuum-assisted micro-wire implantation for chronic recording from the neocortex. S. Venkatachalam, M. S. Fee and D. Kleinfeld. Journal of Neuroscience Methods (1999) 90:37-46.   PDF (0.9 Mb)

Spike Sorting. D. N. Hill, D. Kleinfeld and S. B. Mehta. In Observed Brain Dynamics by P. P. Mitra and H. Bokil, 2007, Oxford Press, 9:257-270.    PDF (1.8 Mb)

Automatic sorting of multiple unit neuronal signals in the presence of anisotropic and non-Gaussian variability. M. S. Fee, P. P. Mitra and D. Kleinfeld. Journal of Neuroscience Methods (1996) 69:175:188;   PDF (0.5 Mb) erratum (1997) 71:233.   PDF (0.2 Mb)

 

 

David Kleinfeld, PhD
Physics Department
UC San Diego
dk@physics.ucsd.edu

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