MIMAS: An open-source microlens-array miniature microscope for accessible large-field cortical imaging in freely behaving mice

Mian Xie, Jingyi Ma, Baoyi Zhang, Jian Lu, Hongda Yin, Yuanpeng Jiang, Yuxi Zhao, Yongjun Qian, Zengcai V. Guo, Wenhao Liu, Qiang Fu, Changliang Guo, Liangyi Chen

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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.aei8743
Published: 2026-10-09
Container: Science Advances
Publisher: American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
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@article{allodium:10.1126/sciadv.aei8743,
  title = {MIMAS: An open-source microlens-array miniature microscope for accessible large-field cortical imaging in freely behaving mice},
  author = {Mian Xie and Jingyi Ma and Baoyi Zhang and Jian Lu and Hongda Yin and Yuanpeng Jiang and Yuxi Zhao and Yongjun Qian and Zengcai V. Guo and Wenhao Liu and Qiang Fu and Changliang Guo and Liangyi Chen},
  year = {2026},
  journal = {Science Advances},
  doi = {10.1126/sciadv.aei8743},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aei8743}
}

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TI  - MIMAS: An open-source microlens-array miniature microscope for accessible large-field cortical imaging in freely behaving mice
AU  - Mian Xie
AU  - Jingyi Ma
AU  - Baoyi Zhang
AU  - Jian Lu
AU  - Hongda Yin
AU  - Yuanpeng Jiang
AU  - Yuxi Zhao
AU  - Yongjun Qian
AU  - Zengcai V. Guo
AU  - Wenhao Liu
AU  - Qiang Fu
AU  - Changliang Guo
AU  - Liangyi Chen
PY  - 2026
JO  - Science Advances
DO  - 10.1126/sciadv.aei8743
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Xie, M., Ma, J., Zhang, B., Lu, J., Yin, H., Jiang, Y., Zhao, Y., Qian, Y., Guo, Z. V., Liu, W., Fu, Q., Guo, C., & Chen, L. (2026). MIMAS: An open-source microlens-array miniature microscope for accessible large-field cortical imaging in freely behaving mice. Science Advances. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.aei8743

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