Digital micromirror devices (DMD) can generate complex patterns in time and space with which to control neuronal excitability. Issues relevant to the design, construction, and operation of DMD systems are discussed. Such a system enabled the demonstration of non-linear integration across distal dendritic branch points.
Liang, C. W., Mohammadi, M., Santos, M. D., Tang, C. Patterned Photostimulation with Digital Micromirror Devices to Investigate Dendritic Integration Across Branch Points. J. Vis. Exp. (49), e2003, doi:10.3791/2003 (2011).