Valentina Emiliani

The paper identifies rod bipolar and AII amacrine cells as key to surround responses in OFF retinal ganglion cells through optogenetics and electrophysiology.

This paper introduces VADER1, a red GEVI that enables reliable in vivo two-photon voltage imaging with millisecond resolution and supports dual-color imaging with calcium indicators.

The paper develops a genetically encoded voltage indicator to measure subthreshold voltage dynamics in neurons, revealing electrical diversity and local computation.

This study demonstrates that rhodopsin-based voltage indicators can be used for two-photon voltage imaging, achieving high-fidelity action potential detection in vitro and in vivo.

The paper shows that CA1 interneurons form a network promoting synchrony through disinhibition during awake immobility, while preserving endogenous cell assemblies.

The paper develops T-GECO1, a blue-shifted genetically encoded Ca2+ indicator with enhanced two-photon brightness for improved neuronal activity imaging.

This paper introduces a high-throughput method for in vivo synaptic connectivity mapping using optogenetics and compressive sensing, achieving rapid and accurate identification of synaptic pairs in mice.

This paper introduces FLiT, a method for ultra-fast sequential light targeting to enable precise and scalable control of neuronal networks.

The paper identifies a highly potassium-selective channelrhodopsin (WiChR) that enables efficient neuronal inhibition through two-photon optogenetics under low-light conditions.

This study compares swimming patterns and neuronal circuits in two closely related fish species to understand how environmental factors drive evolutionary divergence in locomotion.

BiPOLES is an optogenetic tool that allows bidirectional control of neuronal activity using two different light colors, enabling both excitation and inhibition of the same neurons in a single experiment.

The paper develops a high-throughput method to map synaptic connectivity in zebrafish using two-photon optogenetics and volumetric Ca2+ imaging.

This paper demonstrates a method using a GRIN lens to perform precise 3D optogenetic photostimulation in vivo in mice, enabling deeper tissue penetration and multi-neuron stimulation.

The paper demonstrates that rod bipolar cells provide asymmetric input to direction selective ganglion cells, contributing to their direction selectivity through all-optical manipulation and imaging.

The paper introduces a method for high-resolution multi-cell optogenetic targeting using temporally focused light shaping in Drosophila and zebrafish larvae.

This paper demonstrates sub-millisecond optogenetic activation in mouse visual cortex using parallel holographic illumination, enabling precise control of neuronal activity with millisecond temporal resolution.

This study demonstrates sub-millisecond optogenetic control of neuronal firing using two-photon holographic photoactivation of Chronos, achieving precise and repeated spiking up to 100 Hz.