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• Jan.   4, 2013 We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Thank you very much for your continued support. We look forward to working with you in 2013.
• Dec. 12, 2012 [New Product] Fluorescence Beam Splitting System DLFLSP2R
• Nov.   1, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Cheng YJ, Lang D, Caruthers SD, Efimov IR, Chen J and Wickline SA.: "Focal but reversible diastolic sheet dysfunction reflects regional calcium mishandling in dystrophic mdx mouse hearts."
• Nov.   1, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Weinberg SH and Tung L.: "Oscillation in cycle length induces transient discordant and steady-state concordant alternans in the heart."
• Oct. 31, 2012 Update: MiCAM Series Brochure (English)
• Oct. 25, 2012 Tokyo University (Japan) was added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• Oct. 25, 2012 University of Bordeaux Segalen, University of Alberta , Washington University in St.Louis and Istituto Clinico Humanitas were added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Oct. 22, 2012 Thank you for visiting the SciMedia/Brainvision booth at SFN in New Orleans. We look forward to helping you meet your imaging needs in the future.
• Oct.   1, 2012 Please visit us at the upcoming Neuroscience 2012, Oct 14-17, in New Orleans, LA, booth #1643.
  The standard in high speed cameras optimizing high speed, high resolution, and high signal to noise ratios.
• Aug.   8, 2012 Software Update: BV_Ana Ver.1208 (for MiCAM ULTMA, MiCAM02, MiCAM01) (Release Note)
• July. 27, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Rachel C. Myles, Lianguo Wang, Chaoyi Kang, Donald M. Bers and Crystal M. Ripplinger.: "Local β-Adrenergic Stimulation Overcomes Source-Sink Mismatch to Generate Focal Arrhythmia."
• July. 27, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Bapat A, Nguyen TP, Lee JH, Sovari AA, Fishbein MC, Weiss JN, Karagueuzian HS.: "Enhanced sensitivity of aged fibrotic hearts to angiotensin II- and hypokalemia-induced early afterdepolarization-mediated ventricular arrhythmias."
• July. 27, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Umar S, Lee JH, de Lange E, Iorga A, Partow-Navid R, Bapat A, van der Laarse A, Saggar R, Saggar R, Ypey DL, Karagueuzian HS, Eghbali M.: "Spontaneous ventricular fibrillation in right ventricular failure secondary to chronic pulmonary hypertension."
• July.   6, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Yang JW, An S, Sun JJ, Reyes-Puerta V, Kindler J, Berger T, Kilb W, Luhmann HJ.: "Thalamic Network Oscillations Synchronize Ontogenetic Columns in the Newborn Rat Barrel Cortex."
• July.   6, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Narboux-Nême N, Evrard A, Ferezou I, Erzurumlu RS, Kaeser PS, Lainé J, Rossier J, Ropert N, Südhof TC, Gaspar P.: "Neurotransmitter release at the thalamocortical synapse instructs barrel formation but not axon patterning in the somatosensory cortex."
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• July.   6, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Ollerenshaw DR, Bari BA, Millard DC, Orr LE, Wang Q, Stanley GB.: "Detection of Tactile Inputs in the Rat Vibrissa Pathway."
• July.   6, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Hazra A, Rosenbaum R, Bodmann B, Cao S, Josic K, Ziburkus J.: "Beta adrenergic modulation of spontaneous spatiotemporal activity patterns and synchrony in hyper-excitable hippocampal circuits."
• June. 27, 2012 Teikyo University (Japan) and Illinois State University (U.S.A) were added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• June. 27, 2012 Yonsei University (Korea) and Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (France) were added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• June.  13, 2012 [New Product] PCI-USB Interface Converter for MiCAM ULTIMA
• May.  11, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Ma H, Zhao M, Schwartz TH.: "Dynamic Neurovascular Coupling and Uncoupling during Ictal Onset, Propagation, and Termination Revealed by Simultaneous In Vivo Optical Imaging of Neural Activity and Local Blood Volume."
• May.  11, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Nakauchi S, Sumikawa K.: "Endogenously released ACh and exogenous nicotine differentially facilitate long-term potentiation induction in the hippocampal CA1 region of mice."
• May.  11, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Ziv O, Schofield L, Lau E, Chaves L, Patel D, Jeng P, Peng X, Choi BR, Koren G.: "A Novel, Minimally Invasive, Segmental Myocardial Infarction with a Clear Healed Infarct Borderzone in Rabbits."
• May.   7, 2012 Harvard University (U.S.A) was added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Apr.  23, 2012 University of Maryland (U.S.A) was added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• Apr.  19, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Desroches BR, Zhang P, Choi BR, King ME, Maldonado AE, Li W, Rago A, Liu GX, Nath N, Hartmann KM, Yang B, Koren G, Morgan JR, Mende U.: "Functional Scaffold-Free 3D Cardiac Microtissues: a Novel Model for the Investigation of Heart Cells."
• Apr.  19, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Glukhov AV, Fedorov VV, Kalish PW, Ravikumar VK, Lou Q, Janks D, Schuessler RB, Moazami N, Efimov IR.: "Conduction remodeling in human end-stage nonischemic left ventricular cardiomyopathy."
• Mar.   6, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Qi Wang, Daniel C Millard, He J V Zheng and Garrett B Stanley: "Voltage-sensitive dye imaging reveals improved topographic activation of cortex in response to manipulation of thalamic microstimulation parameters."
• Mar.   2, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Laughner JI, Sulkin MS, Wu Z, Deng CX, Efimov IR.: "Three Potential Mechanisms for Failure of HIFU Ablation in Cardiac Tissue."
• Feb. 29, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Sawatari H, Tanaka Y, Takemoto M, Nishimura M, Hasegawa K, Saitoh K, Song WJ.: "Identification and characterization of an insular auditory field in mice."
• Feb. 22, 2012 Riken (Japan), Osaka University (Japan) and University of Toyama (Japan) were added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• Jan. 20, 2012 Software Update: BV_Ana Ver.1201 (for MiCAM ULTMA, MiCAM02, MiCAM01) (Release Note)
• Jan. 13, 2012 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Minderer M, Liu W, Sumanovski LT, Kügler S, Helmchen F, Margolis DJ.: "Chronic imaging of cortical sensory map dynamics using a genetically encoded calcium indicator."
• Jan.   5, 2012 We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Thank you very much for your continued support. We look forward to working with you in 2012.
• Dec. 13, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Lou Q, Fedorov VV, Glukhov AV, Moazami N, Fast VG, Efimov IR.: "Transmural heterogeneity and remodeling of ventricular excitation-contraction coupling in human heart failure."
• Dec. 13, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Städele C, Andras P, Stein W.: "Simultaneous measurement of membrane potential changes in multiple pattern generating neurons using voltage sensitive dye imaging."
• Dec. 12, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Lang D, Petrov V, Lou Q, Osipov G, Efimov IR.: "Spatiotemporal control of heart rate in a rabbit heart."
• Dec. 12, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Ramkisoensing AA, Pijnappels DA, Askar SF, Passier R, Swildens J, Goumans MJ, Schutte CI, de Vries AA, Scherjon S, Mummery CL, Schalij MJ, Atsma DE.: "Human embryonic and fetal mesenchymal stem cells differentiate toward three different cardiac lineages in contrast to their adult counterparts."
• Dec.  9, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Meirovithz E, Ayzenshtat I, Werner-Reiss U, Shamir I, Slovin H.: "Spatiotemporal Effects of Microsaccades on Population Activity in the Visual Cortex of Monkeys during Fixation."
• Nov. 17, 2011 Thank you for visiting the SciMedia/Brainvision booth at SFN in Washington, DC. We look forward to helping you meet your imaging needs in the future.
• Nov. 17, 2011 Software Update: MiCAM ULTIMA Acquisition Software Light Edition (Ver.1108). (Release Note)
• Nov.  9, 2011 Software Update: Acquisition software for MiCAM ULTIMA (Ver.1111).
• Oct. 20, 2011 Please visit us at the upcoming Neuroscience 2011, Nov 12-16, in Washington, DC, booth #1931.
  The standard in high speed cameras optimizing high speed, high resolution, and high signal to noise ratios.
• Oct. 17, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Bernstein SA, Duggirala S, Floberg M, Elfvendal P, Kuznekoff LM, Lader JM, Vasquez C, Morley GE.: "Spatiotemporal electrophysiological changes in a murine ablation model."
• Oct.  5, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Lader JM, Vasquez C, Bao L, Maass K, Qu J, Kefalogianni E, Fishman GI, Coetzee WA, Morley GE.: "Remodeling of atrial ATP-sensitive K+ channels in a model of salt-induced elevated blood pressure."
• Oct.  5, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Fedorov VV, Glukhov AV, Ambrosi CM, Kostecki G, Chang R, Janks D, Schuessler RB, Moazami N, Nichols CG, Efimov IR.: "Effects of KATP channel openers diazoxide and pinacidil in coronary-perfused atria and ventricles from failing and non-failing human hearts."
• Sep. 20, 2011 The video article, "Multiparametric Optical Mapping of the Langendorff-perfused Rabbit Heart", was posted on the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE).
  
  In this movie, two optical mapping systems are described by Dr. Qing Lou, Dr. Wenwen Li, Dr. Igor R. Efimov. One is the panoramic mapping system that is used to map the entire epicardium of the rabbit heart and provides a global view of the evolution of reentrant circuits during arrhythmogenesis and defibrillation. The other is the dual mapping system used to map the action potential (AP) and calcium transient (CaT) simultaneously from the same field of view.
• Sep. 20, 2011 The video article, "Optical Mapping of Action Potentials and Calcium Transients in the Mouse Heart", was posted on the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE).
  
  In this movie, Dr. Di Lang, Dr. Matthew Sulkin, Dr. Qing Lou and Dr. Igor R. Efimov present the instrumentation setup and experimental conditions for simultaneous optical mapping of Vm and CaT in mouse hearts with high spatio-temporal resolution using MiCAM Ultima-L dual camera system.
• Aug. 19, 2011 University of California, Los Angeles was added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Jul.  26, 2011 Software Update: BV_Ana Ver.1108 (for MiCAM ULTMA, MiCAM02, MiCAM01) (Release Note)
• Jun. 24, 2011 Hokkaido University (Japan) was added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• Jun. 14, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Wyss MT, Jolivet R, Buck A, Magistretti PJ, Weber B.: "In vivo evidence for lactate as a neuronal energy source."
• May. 20, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Doretto S, Malerba M, Ramos M, Ikrar T, Kinoshita C, De Mei C, Tirotta E, Xu X, Borrelli E.: "Oligodendrocytes as Regulators of Neuronal Networks during Early Postnatal Development."
• May. 10, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Maruyama M, Lin SF, Xie Y, Chua SK, Joung B, Han S, Shinohara T, Shen MJ, Qu Z, Weiss JN, Chen PS.: "Genesis of phase 3 early afterdepolarizations and triggered activity in acquired long-QT syndrome."
• Apr. 19, 2011 New page for FLSP-1, a fluorescence beam splitter that transmits two wavelengths of fluorescent light simultaneously to MiCAM series dual camera systems
• Apr. 11, 2011 Software Update: BV_Ana for Window 7 64-bit OS (Ver.1104) (MiCAM ULTMA, MiCAM02, MiCAM01)
• Apr.   8, 2011 The video article, "Optical Imaging of Neurons in the Crab Stomatogastric Ganglion with Voltage-sensitive Dyes", was published in the Journal of Visualized Experiments (JoVE).
  
  In this movie, Dr. Wolfgang Stein, Dr. Carola Städele and Dr. Peter Andras demonstrate series of experimental methods for optical imaging of crab neurons, such as preparation/staining using voltage sensitive dye, data acquisition with the MiCAM02 imaging system and data analysis on the BV_Ana imaging software.
• Apr.   7, 2011 Tongji University School of Medicine (China) was added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Apr.   4, 2011 Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (Japan), Inserm (France), University of the Ryukyus (Japan), Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry (Germany) and Gifu University (Japan) were added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• Apr.   4, 2011 Cleveland Clinic (U.S.A.), Riken (Japan) and The Ohio State University (U.S.A.) were added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Mar.   9, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Miwakeichi F, Oku Y, Okada Y, Kawai S, Tamura Y, Ishiguro M.: "Detection and visualization method of dynamic state transition for biological spatio-temporal imaging data."
• Mar.   2, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Askar SF, Ramkisoensing AA, Schalij MJ, Bingen BO, Swildens J, van der Laarse A, Atsma DE, de Vries AA, Ypey DL, Pijnappels DA.: "Antiproliferative treatment of myofibroblasts prevents arrhythmias in vitro by limiting myofibroblast-induced depolarization."
• Mar.   2, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Stein W, Städele C, Andras P.: "Single-sweep voltage-sensitive dye imaging of interacting identified neurons."
• Jan. 28, 2011 Software Update: BV_Ana Ver.1101 (for MiCAM ULTMA, MiCAM02, MiCAM01) (Release Note)
• Jan. 26, 2011 Max-Planck-Institute for Dynamics and Self-Organization was added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Jan. 18, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Hirata Y, Oku Y.: "TRP channels are involved in mediating hypercapnic Ca(2+) responses in rat glia-rich medullary cultures independent of extracellular pH.f"
• Jan. 18, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Gepstein L, Ding C, Rehemedula D, Wilson EE, Yankelson L, Caspi O, Gepstein A, Huber I, Olgin JE.: "In vivo assessment of the electrophysiological integration and arrhythmogenic risk of myocardial cell transplantation strategies."
• Jan. 18, 2011 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Ambrosi CM, Ripplinger CM, Efimov IR, Fedorov VV.: "Termination of sustained atrial flutter and fibrillation using low-voltage multiple-shock therapy."
• Jan. 12, 2011 Duke University was added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Jan. 12, 2011 National Institute for Basic Biology (Japan) was added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• Jan.   5, 2011 We would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year! Thank you very much for your continued support. We look forward to working with you in 2011.
• Dec. 27, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Fedorov VV, Glukhov AV, Chang R, Kostecki G, Aferol H, Hucker WJ, Wuskell JP, Loew LM, Schuessler RB, Moazami N, Efimov IR.: "Optical mapping of the isolated coronary-perfused human sinus node."
• Dec. 27, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Hoogendijk MG, Potse M, Vinet A, Bakker JM, Coronel R.: "ST segment elevation by current-to-load mismatch: an experimental and computational study."
• Dec. 27, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Blana A, Kaese S, Fortmüller L, Laakmann S, Damke D, van Bragt K, Eckstein J, Piccini I, Kirchhefer U, Nattel S, Breithardt G, Carmeliet P, Carmeliet E, Schotten U, Verheule S, Kirchhof P, Fabritz L.: "Knock-in gain-of-function sodium channel mutation prolongs atrial action potentials and alters atrial vulnerability."
• Dec.  10, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Odening KE, Kirk M, Brunner M, Ziv O, Lorvidhaya P, Liu GX, Schofield L, Chaves L, Peng X, Zehender M, Choi BR, Koren G.: "Electrophysiological studies of transgenic long QT type 1 and type 2 rabbits reveal genotype-specific differences in ventricular refractoriness and His conduction."
• Dec.  10, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Gourine AV, Kasymov V, Marina N, Tang F, Figueiredo MF, Lane S, Teschemacher AG, Spyer KM, Deisseroth K, Kasparov S.: "Astrocytes control breathing through pH-dependent release of ATP."
• Nov. 24, 2010 Thank you for visiting the SciMedia/Brainvision booth at SFN in San Diego. We look forward to helping you meet your imaging needs in the future.
• Nov.   1, 2010 Please visit us at the upcoming Neuroscience 2010, Nov 13-17, in San Diego, booth #2535.
  The standard in high speed cameras optimizing high speed, high resolution, and high signal to noise ratios.
• Nov.   1, 2010 Nara Medical University and Osaka University were added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• Oct.  28, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Ayzenshtat I, Meirovithz E, Edelman H, Werner-Reiss U, Bienenstock E, Abeles M, Slovin H.: "Precise spatiotemporal patterns among visual cortical areas and their relation to visual stimulus processing."
• Oct.  21, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Vasquez C, Mohandas P, Louie KL, Benamer N, Bapat AC, Morley GE.: "Enhanced fibroblast-myocyte interactions in response to cardiac injury."
• Oct.  21, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Fedorov VV, Chang R, Glukhov AV, Kostecki G, Janks D, Schuessler RB, Efimov IR.: "Complex interactions between the sinoatrial node and atrium during reentrant arrhythmias in the canine heart."
• Oct.  15, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Ieda M, Fu JD, Delgado-Olguin P, Vedantham V, Hayashi Y, Bruneau BG, Srivastava D.: "Direct reprogramming of fibroblasts into functional cardiomyocytes by defined factors."
• Sep.  21, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Ohno T, Maeda H, Murabe N, Kamiyama T, Yoshioka N, Mishina M, Sakurai M.: "Specific involvement of postsynaptic GluN2B-containing NMDA receptors in the developmental elimination of corticospinal synapses."
• Sep.  21, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Glukhov AV, Fedorov VV, Anderson ME, Mohler PJ, Efimov IR.: "Functional anatomy of the murine sinus node: high-resolution optical mapping of ankyrin-B heterozygous mice."
• Aug.  30, 2010 Johannes Gutenberg-University, University Medicine Goettingen and University of California, Los Angeles were added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Aug.  23, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Glukhov AV, Flagg TP, Fedorov VV, Efimov IR, Nichols CG.: "Differential K(ATP) channel pharmacology in intact mouse heart."
• Aug.  17, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Odening KE, Kirk M, Brunner M, Ziv O, Lorvidhaya P, Liu GX, Schofield L, Chaves L, Peng X, Zehender M, Choi BR, Koren G.: "Electrophysiological Studies of Transgenic Long QT Type 1 and 2 Rabbits Reveal Genotype-Specific Differences in Ventricular Refractoriness and His Conduction."
• Aug.  13, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Glukhov AV, Fedorov VV, Lou Q, Ravikumar VK, Kalish PW, Schuessler RB, Moazami N, Efimov IR.: "Transmural dispersion of repolarization in failing and nonfailing human ventricle."
• Aug.  13, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Vicente-Steijn R, Kolditz DP, Mahtab EA, Askar SF, Bax NA, VAN DER Graaf LM, Wisse LJ, Passier R, Pijnappels DA, Schalij MJ, Poelmann RE, Gittenberger-DE Groot AC, Jongbloed MR.: "Electrical Activation of Sinus Venosus Myocardium and Expression Patterns of RhoA and Isl-1 in the Chick Embryo."
• Aug.  13, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Larsen A P, Olesen S, Grunnet M, Poelzing S.: "Pharmacological Activation of IKr Impairs Conduction in Guinea Pig Hearts."
• Aug.  11, 2010 Software Update: Acquisition software for MiCAM ULTIMA (Ver.1008).
• Aug.   5, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Ding C, Gepstein L, Nguyen DT, Wilson E, Hulley G, Beaser A, Lee RJ, Olgin J.: "High-resolution optical mapping of ventricular tachycardia in rats with chronic myocardial infarction."
• July.  22, 2010 Software Update: BV_Ana Ver.1008 (for MiCAM ULTMA, MiCAM02, MiCAM01) (Release Note)
• July.  22, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Chae Y, Park HJ, Hahm DH, Lee BH, Park HK, Lee H.: "Spatiotemporal patterns of neural activity in response to electroacupuncture stimulation in the rodent primary somatosensory cortex."
• July.  21, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  von Wolff G, Avrabos C, Stepan J, Wurst W, Deussing JM, Holsboer F, Eder M.: "Voltage-sensitive dye imaging demonstrates an enhancing effect of corticotropin-releasing hormone on neuronal activity propagation through the hippocampal formation."
• July.  15, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Larsen A P, Olesen S, Grunnet M, Poelzing S.: "Pharmacological Activation of I_Kr Impairs Conduction in Guinea Pig Hearts."
• July.   8, 2010 LEX2, a new high-powered LED illumination system, will be released soon - more stable and higher intensity for high-speed fluorescence imaging.
• July.   7, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Mapelli J, Gandolfi D, D'Angelo E.: "High-Pass Filtering and Dynamic Gain Regulation Enhance Vertical Bursts Transmission along the Mossy Fiber Pathway of Cerebellum."
• July.   7, 2010 University of Lethbridge, University of California, Davis were added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• July.   7, 2010 Kumamoto University, University of California, Irvine and Wonkwang University were added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• May.  18, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Nguyen DT, Ding C, Wilson E, Marcus GM, Olgin JE.: "Pirfenidone mitigates left ventricular fibrosis and dysfunction after myocardial infarction and reduces arrhythmias."
• May.  17, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Sankova B, Machalek J, Sedmera D.: "Effects of mechanical loading on early conduction system differentiation in the chick."
• May.  17, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Stein W, Andras P.: "Light-induced effects of a fluorescent voltage-sensitive dye on neuronal activity in the crab stomatogastric ganglion."
• May.  10, 2010 Bar Ilan University (Israel) was added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Mar.  31, 2010 Software Update: Acquisition software for MiCAM ULTIMA (Ver.1002).
• Mar.  19, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Sheikh Abdul Kadir S, Miragoli M, Abu-Hayyeh S, Moshkov A, Xie Q, Keitel V, Nikolaev V, Williamson C, and Gorelik J.: "Bile Acid-Induced Arrhythmia Is Mediated by Muscarinic M2 Receptors in Neonatal Rat Cardiomyocytes."
• Mar.   9, 2010 University of Iowa (U.S.A.), University of Tokyo (Japan) and National Cardiovascular Center (Japan) were added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• Feb.  23, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Xu X, Olivas ND, Levi R, Ikrar T, Nenadic Z.: "High precision and fast functional mapping of cortical circuitry through a combination of voltage sensitive dye imaging and laser scanning photostimulation."
• Feb.  23, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Gemba-Nishimura A, Inoue T, Nakamura S, Nakayama K, Mochizuki A, Shintani S, Yoshimura S.: "Properties of synaptic transmission from the reticular formation dorsal to the facial nucleus to trigeminal motoneurons during early postnatal development in rats."
• Feb.   2, 2010 National Institute for Physiological Sciences (Japan), Okazaki Institute for Integrative Bioscience (Japan), Hokkaido Univeristy (Japan) and University of Szeged (Hungary) were added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• Feb.   1, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Ghosh A, Haiss F, Sydekum E, Schneider R, Gullo M, Wyss MT, Mueggler T, Baltes C, Rudin M, Weber B, Schwab ME.: "Rewiring of hindlimb corticospinal neurons after spinal cord injury."
• Jan.  26, 2010 Software Update: BV_Ana Ver.1001 (for MiCAM ULTMA, MiCAM02, MiCAM01) (Release Note)
• Jan.  18, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Chen S, Fujita S, Koshikawa N, Kobayashi M.: "Pilocarpine-induced status epilepticus causes acute interneuron loss and hyper-excitatory propagation in rat insular cortex."
• Jan.  18, 2010 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Kobayashi M, Fujita S, Takei H, Song L, Chen S, Suzuki I, Yoshida A, Iwata K, Koshikawa N.: "Functional mapping of gustatory neurons in the insular cortex revealed by pERK-immunohistochemistry and in vivo optical imaging."
• Jan.   8, 2010 Happy New Year from SciMedia! We wish you a healthy and happy 2010!
• Dec. 15, 2009 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Joung B, Lin SF, Chen Z, Antoun PS, Maruyama M, Han S, Piccirillo G, Stucky M, Zipes DP, Chen PS, Das MK.: "Mechanisms of sinoatrial node dysfunction in a canine model of pacing-induced atrial fibrillation."
• Dec. 15, 2009 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Glukhov AV, Flagg TP, Fedorov VV, Efimov IR, Nichols CG.: "Differential K(ATP) channel pharmacology in intact mouse heart."
• Nov. 11, 2009 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Fujita S, Adachi K, Koshikawa N, Kobayashi M.: "Spatiotemporal dynamics of excitation in rat insular cortex: intrinsic corticocortical circuit regulates caudal-rostro excitatory propagation from the insular to frontal cortex."
• Nov. 11, 2009 New neuronal imaging data: "Optical Imaging of the Insular Cortex using In Vivo Rat Stained with Voltage-Sensitive Dye."
• Nov.  4, 2009 Yamaguchi University (Japan) was added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• Oct. 26, 2009 Thank you very much for visiting the SciMedia booth at the Neuroscience 2009 in Chicago.
• Oct. 15, 2009 Please visit us at the upcoming Neuroscience 2009, Oct 17-21, in Chicago, booth #1657.
  The standard in high speed cameras optimizing high speed, high resolution, and high signal to noise ratios.
• Sep. 24, 2009 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Cha MH, Kim DS, Cho ZH, Sohn JH, Chung MA, Lee HJ, Nam TS, Lee BH.: "Modification of cortical excitability in neuropathic rats: a voltage-sensitive dye study."
• Sep. 18, 2009 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Salama G, Hwang SM.: "Simultaneous optical mapping of intracellular free calcium and action potentials from Langendorff perfused hearts."
• Sep. 10, 2009 Software Update: BV_Ana Ver.0909 (for MiCAM ULTMA, MiCAM02, MiCAM01) (Release Note)
• Sep.  8, 2009 [New Product] New CMOS camera for the MiCAM02. Higher frame rate (max: 0.6msec/frame) and wide dynamic range (>68dB).
• July. 21, 2009 Georgia Tech and Emory University was added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• July.  6, 2009 University of Calgary (Canada) was added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• July.  6, 2009 University of California, San Francisco (U.S.A.) was added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• June. 16, 2009 New reference paper with MiCAM01 and MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Tominaga Y, Ichikawa M, Tominaga T.: "Membrane potential response profiles of CA1 pyramidal cells probed with voltage-sensitive dye optical imaging in rat hippocampal slices reveal the impact of GABA(A)-mediated feed-forward inhibition in signal propagation."
• May. 21, 2009 University of California, Irvine (U.S.A.) was added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• May. 18, 2009 New cardiac imaging data: "Simultaneous calcium and voltage imaging done in human ventricle with MiCAM ULTIMA-L dual camera system"
• May. 18, 2009 Thank you very much for visiting the SciMedia booth at the Heart Rhythm 2009 in Boston.
• May. 12, 2009 Software Update: BV_Ana Ver.0904 (for MiCAM ULTMA, MiCAM02, MiCAM01) (Release Note)
• Apr. 22, 2009 Please visit us at the upcoming Heart Rhythm 2009, May 13-16, in Boston, MA, booth #566.
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• Apr. 20, 2009 National Taiwan University Hospital (Taiwan) was added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Apr. 16, 2009 University of Amsterdam (Netherlands) was added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Apr. 15, 2009 University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) was added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Apr. 13, 2009 Medical College of Georgia (U.S.A.) was added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• Apr. 13, 2009 Korea University (Korea) was added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• Apr.  07, 2009 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Pop M, Sermesant M, Lepiller D, Truong MV, McVeigh ER, Crystal E, Dick A, Delingette H, Ayache N, Wright GA.: "Fusion of optical imaging and MRI for the evaluation and adjustment of macroscopic models of cardiac electrophysiology: a feasibility study."
• Apr.  06, 2009 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Hwang GS, Tang L, Joung B, Morita N, Hayashi H, Karagueuzian HS, Weiss JN, Lin SF, Chen PS.: "Superiority of biphasic over monophasic defibrillation shocks is attributable to less intracellular calcium transient heterogeneity."
• Mar. 27, 2009 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Petersen CC.: "Genetic manipulation, whole-cell recordings and functional imaging of the sensorimotor cortex of behaving mice."
• Mar. 27, 2009 New reference paper with MiCAM02:
  Amano K, Fujii M, Arata S, Tojima T, Ogawa M, Morita N, Shimohata A, Furuichi T, Itohara S, Kamiguchi H, Korenberg JR, Arata A, Yamakawa K.: "DSCAM deficiency causes loss of pre-inspiratory neuron synchroneity and perinatal death."
• Mar. 17, 2009 Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (Japan) was added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• Mar. 17, 2009 University of South Florida (U.S.A.) was added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Mar. 10, 2009 University Medical Center Goettingen (Germany) was added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Mar.  4, 2009 New reference paper with MiCAM01:
  Tsytsarev V, Fukuyama H, Pope D, Pumbo E and Kimura M.: "Optical imaging of interaural time difference representation in rat auditory cortex."
• Mar.  2, 2009 The State University of New York (U.S.A.) was added to the MiCAM02 user list.
• Mar.  2, 2009 The Methodist Hospital (U.S.A.) was added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Feb. 27, 2009 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Joung B, Tang L, Maruyama M, Han S, Chen Z, Stucky M, Jones LR, Fishbein MC, Weiss JN, Chen PS, Lin SF.: "Intracellular calcium dynamics and acceleration of sinus rhythm by beta-adrenergic stimulation."
• Feb. 27, 2009 Software Update: Acquisition software for MiCAM ULTIMA (Ver.0902).
• Jan. 27, 2009 Delbr�ck Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) Berlin-Buch (Germany) was added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Jan.  7, 2009 Software Update: BV_Ana Ver.0812 (Release Note)
• Dec.  8, 2008 National Institutes of Health (U.S.A.) and Leiden University Medical Center (Netherlands) were added to the MiCAM ULTIMA user list.
• Dec.  1, 2008 New reference paper with MiCAM ULTIMA:
  Han F, Caporale N, Dan Y.: "Reverberation of recent visual experience in spontaneous cortical waves."
• Nov. 26, 2008 Thank you very much for visiting the SciMedia booth at the Neuroscience 2008 in Washington, DC.
• Nov. 10, 2008 Please visit us at the upcoming Neuroscience 2008, Nov 15-19, in Washington, DC, booth #2228.
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