Crystal Skull - One Million Neurons

The curved Crystal Skull replaces the dorsal cranium of a mouse. It was developed by a group led by Tony Kim and Yanping Zhang in Mark Schnitzer's lab at Stanford. It gives optical access to an estimated 800,000–1,100,000 individual neurons across neocortex in GCaMP expressing mice. Using Ca2+ imaging 25,000–50,000 neocortical mouse neurons were accessible across multiple focal planes.

LabMaker Crystal Skull glasses are made from a clear, transparent glass for superior optical quality. They are laser-cut, and curved by annealing on a custom-mold in a temperature-controlled kiln.

• Thickness: 0.21 mm (+-0.02)
• Package contains 50 pieces of Crystal Skull glasses
• R12: 8 x 10 mm, curvature with 12mm radius (recomm. by Tony Kim)

Literature:

Kim TH, Zhang Y, Lecoq J, Jung JC, Li J, Zeng H, Niell CM & Schnitzer MJ (2016). Long-Term Optical Access to an Estimated One Million Neurons in the Live Mouse Cortex. Cell Reports, 17:3385–3394

Kim TH, Zhang Y, Lecoq J, Jung JC, Li J, Zeng H, Niell CM & Schnitzer MJ (2016). Long-Term Optical Access to an Estimated One Million Neurons in the Live Mouse Cortex. Cell Reports, 17:3385–3394