This protocol describes a set of methods to identify the cell-type specific functional connectivity of long-range inputs from distant brain regions using optogenetic stimulations in ex vivo brain slices.
Richevaux, L., Schenberg, L., Beraneck, M., Fricker, D. In Vivo Intracerebral Stereotaxic Injections for Optogenetic Stimulation of Long-Range Inputs in Mouse Brain Slices. J. Vis. Exp. (151), e59534, doi:10.3791/59534 (2019).