Fong Lab

Publications

2024

Patch-walking, a coordinated multi-pipette patch clamp for efficiently finding synaptic connections
Patch-walking, a coordinated multi-pipette patch clamp for efficiently finding synaptic connections
Mighten C Yip, Mercedes M Gonzalez, Colby F Lewallen, Corey R Landry, Ilya Kolb, …, William M Stoy, Ming-fai Fong, Matthew JM Rowan, Edward S Boyden, Craig R Forest
eLife  ·  18 Nov 2024  ·  doi:10.7554/eLife.97399
GABAergic synaptic scaling is triggered by changes in spiking activity rather than AMPA receptor activation
GABAergic synaptic scaling is triggered by changes in spiking activity rather than AMPA receptor activation
Carlos Gonzalez-Islas, Zahraa Sabra, Ming-fai Fong, Pernille Yilmam, Nicholas Au Yong, Kathrin Engisch, Peter Wenner
eLife  ·  28 Jun 2024  ·  doi:10.7554/eLife.87753
Reward contingency gates selective cholinergic suppression of amygdala neurons
Reward contingency gates selective cholinergic suppression of amygdala neurons
Eyal Y Kimchi, Anthony Burgos-Robles, Gillian A Matthews, Tatenda Chakoma, Makenzie Patarino, …, Ming-fai Fong, Miao Jing, Yulong Li, Daniel B Polley, Kay M Tye
eLife  ·  20 Feb 2024  ·  10.7554/eLife.89093
Reward contingency gates selective cholinergic suppression of amygdala neurons
Reward contingency gates selective cholinergic suppression of amygdala neurons
Eyal Y Kimchi, Anthony Burgos-Robles, Gillian A Matthews, Tatenda Chakoma, Makenzie Patarino, …, Ming-fai Fong, Miao Jing, Yulong Li, Daniel B Polley, Kay M Tye
eLife  ·  20 Feb 2024  ·  doi:10.7554/elife.89093

2023

Investigation of the efficacy and safety of retinal inactivation as a treatment for amblyopia in cats
Investigation of the efficacy and safety of retinal inactivation as a treatment for amblyopia in cats
Mairin Hogan, Nadia R. DiCostanzo, Nathan A. Crowder, Ming-fai Fong, Kevin R. Duffy
Frontiers in Neuroscience  ·  20 Jun 2023  ·  doi:10.3389/fnins.2023.1167007

2021

Correction of amblyopia in cats and mice after the critical period
Correction of amblyopia in cats and mice after the critical period
Ming-fai Fong, Kevin R Duffy, Madison P Leet, Christian T Candler, Mark F Bear
eLife  ·  31 Aug 2021  ·  doi:10.7554/elife.70023
Correction of amblyopia in cats and mice after the critical period
Correction of amblyopia in cats and mice after the critical period
Ming-fai Fong, Kevin R Duffy, Madison P Leet, Christian T Candler, Mark F Bear
eLife  ·  31 Aug 2021  ·  doi:10.7554/eLife.70023

2020

Divergent Synaptic Scaling of Miniature EPSCs following Activity Blockade in Dissociated Neuronal Cultures
Divergent Synaptic Scaling of Miniature EPSCs following Activity Blockade in Dissociated Neuronal Cultures
Amanda L. Hanes, Andrew G. Koesters, Ming-fai Fong, Haider F. Altimimi, David Stellwagen, Peter Wenner, Kathrin L. Engisch
The Journal of Neuroscience  ·  20 Apr 2020  ·  doi:10.1523/jneurosci.1393-19.2020

2019

Distinct Laminar Requirements for NMDA Receptors in Experience-Dependent Visual Cortical Plasticity
Distinct Laminar Requirements for NMDA Receptors in Experience-Dependent Visual Cortical Plasticity
Ming-fai Fong, Peter Sb Finnie, Taekeun Kim, Aurore Thomazeau, Eitan S Kaplan, Samuel F Cooke, Mark F Bear
Cerebral Cortex  ·  12 Dec 2019  ·  doi:10.1093/cercor/bhz260

2017

Recovery from the anatomical effects of long term monocular deprivation in cat lateral geniculate nucleus
Recovery from the anatomical effects of long‐term monocular deprivation in cat lateral geniculate nucleus
Kevin R. Duffy, Ming‐fai Fong, Donald E. Mitchell, Mark F. Bear
Journal of Comparative Neurology  ·  27 Oct 2017  ·  doi:10.1002/cne.24336

2016

Rapid recovery from the effects of early monocular deprivation is enabled by temporary inactivation of the retinas
Rapid recovery from the effects of early monocular deprivation is enabled by temporary inactivation of the retinas
Ming-fai Fong, Donald E. Mitchell, Kevin R. Duffy, Mark F. Bear
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences  ·  17 Nov 2016  ·  doi:10.1073/pnas.1613279113

2015

Optogenetic feedback control of neural activity
Optogenetic feedback control of neural activity
Jonathan P Newman, Ming-fai Fong, Daniel C Millard, Clarissa J Whitmire, Garrett B Stanley, Steve M Potter
eLife  ·  03 Jul 2015  ·  doi:10.7554/elife.07192
Upward synaptic scaling is dependent on neurotransmission rather than spiking
Upward synaptic scaling is dependent on neurotransmission rather than spiking
Ming-fai Fong, Jonathan P. Newman, Steve M. Potter, Peter Wenner
Nature Communications  ·  09 Mar 2015  ·  doi:10.1038/ncomms7339

2013

Delivery of continuously-varying stimuli using channelrhodopsin-2
Delivery of continuously-varying stimuli using channelrhodopsin-2
Tatjana Tchumatchenko, Jonathan P. Newman, Ming-fai Fong, Steve M. Potter
Frontiers in Neural Circuits  ·  01 Jan 2013  ·  doi:10.3389/fncir.2013.00184
Closed-Loop, Multichannel Experimentation Using the Open-Source NeuroRighter Electrophysiology Platform
Closed-Loop, Multichannel Experimentation Using the Open-Source NeuroRighter Electrophysiology Platform
Jonathan P. Newman, Riley Zeller-Townson, Ming-Fai Fong, Sharanya Arcot Desai, Robert E. Gross, Steve M. Potter
Frontiers in Neural Circuits  ·  01 Jan 2013  ·  doi:10.3389/fncir.2012.00098

2012

Amplitude modulated photostimulation for probing neuronal network dynamics
Amplitude modulated photostimulation for probing neuronal network dynamics
Jonathan P Newman, Tatjana Tchumatchenko, Ming-fai Fong, Steve M Potter
BMC Neuroscience  ·  01 Jul 2012  ·  doi:10.1186/1471-2202-13-s1-p71

2004

Actuating a simple 3D passive dynamic walker
Actuating a simple 3D passive dynamic walker
R. Tedrake, T.W. Zhang, Ming-fai Fong, H.S. Seung
IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation, 2004. Proceedings. ICRA '04. 2004  ·  01 Jan 2004  ·  doi:10.1109/robot.2004.1302452