Charles-Olivier Dufresne Camaro

Mr. Charles-Olivier Dufresne Camaro


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Academic Career Length

12Years (2015-Present)

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9 September 2015 in Sensors
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Journal Article
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GGGabriel Gagnon-Turcotte
Gabriel Gagnon-Turcotte
AKAlireza Avakh Kisomi
Alireza Avakh Kisomi
RAReza Ameli
Reza Ameli
CCCharles-Olivier Dufresne Camaro
Charles-Olivier Dufresne Camaro
YLYoan Lechasseur
Yoan Lechasseur
Benoit GosselinBenoit Gosselin
Benoit Gosselin
We present a small and lightweight fully wireless optogenetic headstage capable of optical neural stimulation and electrophysiological recording. The headstage is suitable for conducting experiments with small transgenic rodents, and features two implantable fiber-coupled light-emitting diode (LED) and two electrophysiological recording channels. This system is powered by a small lithium-ion battery and is entirely built using low-cost commercial off-the-shelf components for better flexibility, reduced development time and lower cost. Light stimulation uses customizable stimulation patterns of varying frequency and duty cycle. The optical power that is sourced from the LED is delivered to target light-sensitive neurons using implantable optical fibers, which provide a measured optical power density of 70 mW/mm2 at the tip. The headstage is using a novel foldable rigid-flex printed circuit board design, which results into a lightweight and compact device. Recording experiments performed in the cerebral cortex of transgenic ChR2 mice under anesthetized conditions show that the proposed headstage can trigger neuronal activity using optical stimulation, while recording microvolt amplitude electrophysiological signals.