Sound generation in zebrafish with Bio-Opto-Acoustics

Itia A. Favre-Bulle; Michael A. Taylor; Emmanuel Marquez-Legorreta; Gilles Vanwalleghem; Rebecca E. Poulsen; Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop; Ethan K. Scott

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-19982-5

Nature Communications (Nov 2020)

Sound generation in zebrafish with Bio-Opto-Acoustics

Itia A. Favre-Bulle,
Michael A. Taylor,
Emmanuel Marquez-Legorreta,
Gilles Vanwalleghem,
Rebecca E. Poulsen,
Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop,
Ethan K. Scott

Affiliations

Itia A. Favre-Bulle: School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland
Michael A. Taylor: Australian Institute for Bioengineering and Nanotechnology, The University of Queensland
Emmanuel Marquez-Legorreta: Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland
Gilles Vanwalleghem: Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland
Rebecca E. Poulsen: Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland
Halina Rubinsztein-Dunlop: School of Mathematics and Physics, The University of Queensland
Ethan K. Scott: Queensland Brain Institute, The University of Queensland

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19982-5
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Existing tools to study hearing are limited. Here the authors report Bio-OptoAcoustic (BOA) stimulation wherein they use optical forces to generate localised sound and activate the auditory system of zebrafish larvae.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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