Table 1 Application of voltage-sensitive dyes to the embryonic nervous system

Chick olfactory system (I)

Sato et al. [10, 11]

Chick visual system (II)

Miyakawa et al. [36]

Chick oculomotor, trochlear, and abducens nuclei (III, IV, VI)

Glover et al. [37]*

Chick trigeminal nucleus (V)

Momose-Sato and Sato [38]

Sakai et al. [31]

Sato et al. [39]

Chick vestibulo-cochlear nucleus (VIII)

Asako et al. [40]

Glover et al. [37]*

Momose-Sato et al. [41]

Sato and Momose-Sato [42]

Chick glossopharyngeal nucleus (IX)

Momose-Sato et al. [43]

Sato and Momose-Sato [44, 45]

Sato et al. [46–48]

Chick vagal nucleus (X) (including pharmacological studies on NTS neurons)

Kamino et al. [32, 49]

Komuro et al. [50]

Momose-Sato and Sato [51]

Momose-Sato et al. [43, 52–57]

Sato and Momose-Sato [44]

Sato et al. [48, 58–62]

Chick spinal cord

Arai et al. [63, 64]

Mochida et al. [65]

Rat trigeminal nucleus (V)

Momose-Sato et al. [66, 67]

Rat facial nucleus (VII)

Momose-Sato et al. [68]

Rat glossopharyngeal nucleus (IX)

Momose-Sato et al. [69]

Rat vagal nucleus (X)

Momose-Sato et al. [69–71]

Sato et al. [72, 73]

Rat spinal cord

Demir et al. [74]

Rat respiratory center

Onimaru and Homma [75]

Mouse vagal nucleus (X)

Momose-Sato and Sato [76]

Mouse respiratory center

Ikeda et al. [77]

Onimaru et al. [78]

Peripheral nervous system

Momose-Sato et al. [79, 80]

Sakai et al. [31, 81]

Correlated wave activity

 Chick

Arai et al. [64]

Komuro et al. [82]

Mochida et al. [83, 84]

Momose-Sato and Sato [85]

Momose-Sato et al. [86–89]

 Rat

Momose-Sato et al. [67, 68]

Ren et al. [90]

 Mouse

Momose-Sato et al. [91, 92]

Dye screening and improvements in optical recording systems

Hirota et al. [20]

Momose-Sato et al. [33]

Mullah et al. [24]

Tsau et al. [93]

Wenner et al. [94]