Here, we demonstrate magnetic resonance (MR)-guided convection enhanced delivery (CED) of viral vectors into the cortex as an efficient and simplified approach for achieving optogenetic expression across large cortical areas in the macaque brain.
Khateeb, K., Griggs, D. J., Sabes, P. N., Yazdan-Shahmorad, A. Convection Enhanced Delivery of Optogenetic Adeno-associated Viral Vector to the Cortex of Rhesus Macaque Under Guidance of Online MRI Images. J. Vis. Exp. (147), e59232, doi:10.3791/59232 (2019).