Miniscope Zero, the first fully wireless Miniscope, is on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social!
Wireless power + data enable neural recordings in enclosed mazes, 3D environments & from two animals at once! @miniscope.bsky.social
Paper: doi.org/10.64898/202...
Wiki: miniscope.org/wiki/Minisco...
Wireless power + data enable neural recordings in enclosed mazes, 3D environments & from two animals at once! @miniscope.bsky.social
Paper: doi.org/10.64898/202...
Wiki: miniscope.org/wiki/Minisco...
September 14, 2026 at 3:41 PM
Miniscope Zero, the first fully wireless Miniscope, is on @biorxivpreprint.bsky.social!
Wireless power + data enable neural recordings in enclosed mazes, 3D environments & from two animals at once! @miniscope.bsky.social
Paper: doi.org/10.64898/202...
Wiki: miniscope.org/wiki/Minisco...
Wireless power + data enable neural recordings in enclosed mazes, 3D environments & from two animals at once! @miniscope.bsky.social
Paper: doi.org/10.64898/202...
Wiki: miniscope.org/wiki/Minisco...
What’s better than a one-channel #Miniscope? 🥁 A TWO-CHANNEL Miniscope!
Our new Miniscope2C is a dual-channel, open-source Miniscope that lets you record 2 fluorescent signals simultaneously in freely moving animals.
Read the paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
(1/10)
Our new Miniscope2C is a dual-channel, open-source Miniscope that lets you record 2 fluorescent signals simultaneously in freely moving animals.
Read the paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
(1/10)
July 14, 2025 at 4:55 PM
What’s better than a one-channel #Miniscope? 🥁 A TWO-CHANNEL Miniscope!
Our new Miniscope2C is a dual-channel, open-source Miniscope that lets you record 2 fluorescent signals simultaneously in freely moving animals.
Read the paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
(1/10)
Our new Miniscope2C is a dual-channel, open-source Miniscope that lets you record 2 fluorescent signals simultaneously in freely moving animals.
Read the paper here: www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...
(1/10)
We’re really excited to announce our next international, hands-on #Miniscope workshop covering everything from microscope design to experiments to analysis!
Applications are now open for the 2026 Paris Miniscope Workshop (July 1–3, ESPCI).
Apply by May 22: forms.gle/4CWh7MeMchLS...
Applications are now open for the 2026 Paris Miniscope Workshop (July 1–3, ESPCI).
Apply by May 22: forms.gle/4CWh7MeMchLS...
April 24, 2026 at 10:35 PM
We’re really excited to announce our next international, hands-on #Miniscope workshop covering everything from microscope design to experiments to analysis!
Applications are now open for the 2026 Paris Miniscope Workshop (July 1–3, ESPCI).
Apply by May 22: forms.gle/4CWh7MeMchLS...
Applications are now open for the 2026 Paris Miniscope Workshop (July 1–3, ESPCI).
Apply by May 22: forms.gle/4CWh7MeMchLS...
Anyone fancy a Third Doctor story? 🤺
Today, we’re entering the Miniscope for our reaction to Carnival of Monsters! 🤹🏻♂️
Today, we’re entering the Miniscope for our reaction to Carnival of Monsters! 🤹🏻♂️
November 21, 2024 at 11:58 AM
Anyone fancy a Third Doctor story? 🤺
Today, we’re entering the Miniscope for our reaction to Carnival of Monsters! 🤹🏻♂️
Today, we’re entering the Miniscope for our reaction to Carnival of Monsters! 🤹🏻♂️
We're presenting Miniscope Zero, the first fully-wireless Miniscope, at #SfN25! Wireless power + data enable long-term neural recordings from multiple freely behaving animals. @MiniscopeTeam
Poster: Nov. 17, 1–5 pm, ZZ7
Info: tinyurl.com/mhdfb67u
Full video: youtu.be/mIt15LA-rZI?...
Poster: Nov. 17, 1–5 pm, ZZ7
Info: tinyurl.com/mhdfb67u
Full video: youtu.be/mIt15LA-rZI?...
November 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
We're presenting Miniscope Zero, the first fully-wireless Miniscope, at #SfN25! Wireless power + data enable long-term neural recordings from multiple freely behaving animals. @MiniscopeTeam
Poster: Nov. 17, 1–5 pm, ZZ7
Info: tinyurl.com/mhdfb67u
Full video: youtu.be/mIt15LA-rZI?...
Poster: Nov. 17, 1–5 pm, ZZ7
Info: tinyurl.com/mhdfb67u
Full video: youtu.be/mIt15LA-rZI?...
Also, the moment the dinosaur started banging on the door, it hit me that it was the miniscope from Carnival of Monsters. Even down to nipping back to a time zone to get some rope.
December 26, 2024 at 11:21 AM
Also, the moment the dinosaur started banging on the door, it hit me that it was the miniscope from Carnival of Monsters. Even down to nipping back to a time zone to get some rope.
Apply for our Paris Miniscope Workshop this summer: July 1-3, 2026. Come learn to record and analyze calcium imaging data with open source Miniscopes!
Applications due this Friday May 22.
Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Applications due this Friday May 22.
Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
2026 Paris Miniscope Workshop Application
We're excited to invite applications for the 2026 Paris Miniscope Workshop, hosted at ESPCI Paris and organized by Daniel Aharoni (UCLA), Denise Cai and Tristan Shuman (Icahn School of Medicine Mount ...
docs.google.com
May 20, 2026 at 3:06 PM
Apply for our Paris Miniscope Workshop this summer: July 1-3, 2026. Come learn to record and analyze calcium imaging data with open source Miniscopes!
Applications due this Friday May 22.
Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Applications due this Friday May 22.
Apply here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
This started with @sskromne.bsky.social and me building the UCLA miniscope in the lab.
New paper alert! 🚨
We found that the brain's compass is remarkably stable at two scales
1️⃣ the system maintains its internal organization for weeks
2️⃣ It "remembers" its orientation for weeks, even after a single visit
This may be key to how the brain aligns its other maps.
Paper: rdcu.be/e3waP
We found that the brain's compass is remarkably stable at two scales
1️⃣ the system maintains its internal organization for weeks
2️⃣ It "remembers" its orientation for weeks, even after a single visit
This may be key to how the brain aligns its other maps.
Paper: rdcu.be/e3waP
February 11, 2026 at 7:29 PM
This started with @sskromne.bsky.social and me building the UCLA miniscope in the lab.
Sad news. We were big fans of Christopher Hamilton Bidmead and his button down approach to Doctor Who. He even critiqued our Miniscope of him in 2012. A skeptic till the end.
Sunday’s episode has already been recorded, so we’ll properly pay tribute to Mr. Bidmead the week after.
Sunday’s episode has already been recorded, so we’ll properly pay tribute to Mr. Bidmead the week after.
Farewell to Doctor Who script editor Christopher H Bidmead, who died on August 8. He brought a singular creative vision to season 18 and was an entertaining commentor across many DVDs and John Nathan-Turner's biography. See you on the other side (E-Space).
August 30, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Sad news. We were big fans of Christopher Hamilton Bidmead and his button down approach to Doctor Who. He even critiqued our Miniscope of him in 2012. A skeptic till the end.
Sunday’s episode has already been recorded, so we’ll properly pay tribute to Mr. Bidmead the week after.
Sunday’s episode has already been recorded, so we’ll properly pay tribute to Mr. Bidmead the week after.
Miniscope Zero: a fully wireless, single-cell-resolution miniature microscope for imaging neural dynamics in freely behaving animals https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.05.745822v1
September 11, 2026 at 3:16 PM
Miniscope Zero: a fully wireless, single-cell-resolution miniature microscope for imaging neural dynamics in freely behaving animals https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.05.745822v1
Miniscope Processing Suite Goes Live! ariasarch.github.io/MPS_Installe...
MPS is a comprehensive pipeline for processing miniscope calcium imaging data. From raw videos to publication-ready traces, MPS guides you through every step with an intuitive GUI and powerful algorithms. Mac or PC.
MPS is a comprehensive pipeline for processing miniscope calcium imaging data. From raw videos to publication-ready traces, MPS guides you through every step with an intuitive GUI and powerful algorithms. Mac or PC.
November 12, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Miniscope Processing Suite Goes Live! ariasarch.github.io/MPS_Installe...
MPS is a comprehensive pipeline for processing miniscope calcium imaging data. From raw videos to publication-ready traces, MPS guides you through every step with an intuitive GUI and powerful algorithms. Mac or PC.
MPS is a comprehensive pipeline for processing miniscope calcium imaging data. From raw videos to publication-ready traces, MPS guides you through every step with an intuitive GUI and powerful algorithms. Mac or PC.
Applications open for 2026 Paris Miniscope Workshop! July 1-3, hosted at ESPCI. Apply here: forms.gle/4CWh7MeMchLS...
April 30, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Applications open for 2026 Paris Miniscope Workshop! July 1-3, hosted at ESPCI. Apply here: forms.gle/4CWh7MeMchLS...
Applications are open for our next Open Source #Miniscope Workshop! August 26th and 27th in Durham, NC.
Just a few weeks left to apply!
2026 Research Triangle Miniscope Workshop (August 26–27, Durham, NC)! This hands-on workshop covers the full open-source Miniscope calcium imaging pipeline with a strong emphasis on data analysis. Deadline to apply is July 17: forms.gle/HejTbPaQ1FHe...
2026 Research Triangle Miniscope Workshop (August 26–27, Durham, NC)! This hands-on workshop covers the full open-source Miniscope calcium imaging pipeline with a strong emphasis on data analysis. Deadline to apply is July 17: forms.gle/HejTbPaQ1FHe...
July 6, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Applications are open for our next Open Source #Miniscope Workshop! August 26th and 27th in Durham, NC.
you don't have those if you use miniscope workshop
October 5, 2026 at 12:08 PM
you don't have those if you use miniscope workshop
OGRON JAY has a job MOONLIGHTING in a MINISCOPE on INTER MINOR & him have just sent us a POSTCARD!
It very SMALL & we need a MICROSCOPE to read it!
It say:
"Having a lovely time, tho a bit boring. Me have to walk up to the camera, then back again.
Did this 34,245 times today."
🙈
It very SMALL & we need a MICROSCOPE to read it!
It say:
"Having a lovely time, tho a bit boring. Me have to walk up to the camera, then back again.
Did this 34,245 times today."
🙈
February 21, 2025 at 7:24 AM
OGRON JAY has a job MOONLIGHTING in a MINISCOPE on INTER MINOR & him have just sent us a POSTCARD!
It very SMALL & we need a MICROSCOPE to read it!
It say:
"Having a lovely time, tho a bit boring. Me have to walk up to the camera, then back again.
Did this 34,245 times today."
🙈
It very SMALL & we need a MICROSCOPE to read it!
It say:
"Having a lovely time, tho a bit boring. Me have to walk up to the camera, then back again.
Did this 34,245 times today."
🙈
Functional imaging of nine distinct neuronal populations under a miniscope in freely behaving animals
Functional imaging of nine distinct neuronal populations under a miniscope in freely behaving animals
Multiplexed spectral fingerprinting through a single implanted GRIN lens enables projection-resolved functional imaging of up to nine neuronal populations in freely behaving animals without post hoc histology.
buff.ly
June 6, 2026 at 6:26 AM
Functional imaging of nine distinct neuronal populations under a miniscope in freely behaving animals
Join us in Paris this summer for our #Miniscope Workshop 🔬
We'll teach you everything you need to know about miniscopes and have a blast while we're at it!
Applications close on May 22, so don't wait 👇
We'll teach you everything you need to know about miniscopes and have a blast while we're at it!
Applications close on May 22, so don't wait 👇
Applications open for 2026 Paris Miniscope Workshop! July 1-3, hosted at ESPCI. Apply here: forms.gle/4CWh7MeMchLS...
May 6, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Join us in Paris this summer for our #Miniscope Workshop 🔬
We'll teach you everything you need to know about miniscopes and have a blast while we're at it!
Applications close on May 22, so don't wait 👇
We'll teach you everything you need to know about miniscopes and have a blast while we're at it!
Applications close on May 22, so don't wait 👇
He's obviously just stepped out of the Miniscope.
March 11, 2025 at 1:14 PM
He's obviously just stepped out of the Miniscope.
The Cai Lab is at @mpfneuro.bsky.social's Emerging Neurotechnology course this week, running a #Miniscope workshop. The course kicked off Monday with an AMAZING keynote by Nobel Laureate @stefanhelllabs.bsky.social.
Looking forward to the rest of the week’s activities! 🤓 #Neuroskyence
Looking forward to the rest of the week’s activities! 🤓 #Neuroskyence
April 16, 2025 at 8:47 PM
The Cai Lab is at @mpfneuro.bsky.social's Emerging Neurotechnology course this week, running a #Miniscope workshop. The course kicked off Monday with an AMAZING keynote by Nobel Laureate @stefanhelllabs.bsky.social.
Looking forward to the rest of the week’s activities! 🤓 #Neuroskyence
Looking forward to the rest of the week’s activities! 🤓 #Neuroskyence
It is so nice to see some mPFC neurons lighting up. Maybe they know its friday and they are also excited for the weekend like me. #fluorescenceFriday #miniscope
March 13, 2026 at 9:23 PM
It is so nice to see some mPFC neurons lighting up. Maybe they know its friday and they are also excited for the weekend like me. #fluorescenceFriday #miniscope
📣 As promised, here is our protocol paper on chemotagging! This new technique combines calcium imaging with chemogenetics to identify cell types in commonly used Miniscope recordings & can be used to tag ANY CELL TYPE! #Neuroskyence
Read about the technique here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Read about the technique here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
January 15, 2025 at 6:35 PM
📣 As promised, here is our protocol paper on chemotagging! This new technique combines calcium imaging with chemogenetics to identify cell types in commonly used Miniscope recordings & can be used to tag ANY CELL TYPE! #Neuroskyence
Read about the technique here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Read about the technique here: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Multicolor 2P miniscope
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org
February 17, 2025 at 7:02 AM
Multicolor 2P miniscope
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
doi.org/10.1101/2025...
Congratulations to Dr. Taddeo Salemi on earning his PhD through IMPRS-SC! With Ryohei Yasuda, he developed a fluorescence-lifetime two-photon miniscope that tracks brain molecular signals as animals move naturally.
We're so excited to see what discoveries it enables. Congratulations Taddeo!
We're so excited to see what discoveries it enables. Congratulations Taddeo!
October 7, 2026 at 7:35 PM
Congratulations to Dr. Taddeo Salemi on earning his PhD through IMPRS-SC! With Ryohei Yasuda, he developed a fluorescence-lifetime two-photon miniscope that tracks brain molecular signals as animals move naturally.
We're so excited to see what discoveries it enables. Congratulations Taddeo!
We're so excited to see what discoveries it enables. Congratulations Taddeo!
🎶 "Flash Bang Wallop, wot a Miniscope!"🎵
April 26, 2026 at 9:23 PM
🎶 "Flash Bang Wallop, wot a Miniscope!"🎵
Ever since Ogron Jay got that job in the MINISCOPE, him have become a right PRETENTIOUS IDIOT!
Him keep ZOOM CALLING us and going on about being in "SHOWBUSINESS"!
"There are no SMALL PARTS, just SMALL ACTORS!" him say.
Well, to be honest, him IS MINISCULE at the moment!
🔍🙄
Him keep ZOOM CALLING us and going on about being in "SHOWBUSINESS"!
"There are no SMALL PARTS, just SMALL ACTORS!" him say.
Well, to be honest, him IS MINISCULE at the moment!
🔍🙄
February 21, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Ever since Ogron Jay got that job in the MINISCOPE, him have become a right PRETENTIOUS IDIOT!
Him keep ZOOM CALLING us and going on about being in "SHOWBUSINESS"!
"There are no SMALL PARTS, just SMALL ACTORS!" him say.
Well, to be honest, him IS MINISCULE at the moment!
🔍🙄
Him keep ZOOM CALLING us and going on about being in "SHOWBUSINESS"!
"There are no SMALL PARTS, just SMALL ACTORS!" him say.
Well, to be honest, him IS MINISCULE at the moment!
🔍🙄