Sample Raw Data: Signal Predicts Behavior

In this data highlight, we present an example of a FIP signal that predicts the duration of a drinking bout with nearly 100% accuracy. These data were reproduced with permission from the authors who requested to keep their names and favorite brain region anonymous.

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These are raw data that are intended to demonstrate what our software will live-plot while you are recording. They have not been corrected for bleaching (which is minimal). In this example, a virus expressing GCaMP6s was injected into a nucleus and an optical fiber was implanted over a specific projection. During this recording, the animal was placed in an operant conditioning chamber and was trained to press a lever to receive a sucrose reward. Arrows in the above plot indicate when the animal began consuming the reward, referred to as a drinking bout. In this raw trace, the x-axis represents time (seconds) and the y-axis represents mean pixel value.

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On the right, the mean SEM is aligned to the onset of a drinking bout. Note the nearly identical kinetics for the first 5 seconds. More variance exists later in the trace as some bouts lasted less than 5 seconds.

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With a simple linear regression, the authors are able to predict — with astounding accuracy — the duration of a drinking bout from the duration of the inhibition seen with the fiber photometry. This would not be possible without the single trial resolution and high signal-to-noise ratio that the Neurophotometrics FIP system provides.