Nonlinear property of neurotransmitter dopamine probed by Z-scan technique

Sakshi Sakshi; Umakanta Tripathy

doi:10.1117/12.2542163

16 October 2019 Nonlinear property of neurotransmitter dopamine probed by Z-scan technique

Sakshi Sakshi, Umakanta Tripathy

Proceedings Volume 11205, Seventh International Conference on Optical and Photonic Engineering (icOPEN 2019); 112052L (2019) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2542163
Event: Seventh International Conference on Optical and Photonic Engineering (icOPEN 2019), 2019, Phuket, Thailand

Abstract

The monoamine neurotransmitter dopamine-containing cells originate at the brain’s mesencephalic-diencephalic junction and project to several forebrain targets. Within the central nervous system, dopamine plays a crucial role in reward, motivation and motor control. In the periphery, it is involved in renal vasodilation, natriuresis, and diuresis. Dysfunction in dopaminergic neurotransmission has been implicated in several neurological and psychiatric conditions including mood disorders, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. It is imperative to understand the property of such a key brain molecule. Therefore, here, we use a continuous-wave (CW) laser closed-aperture (CA) Zscan technique to unravel the nonlinear property of dopamine at physiological condition (pH~7.4). Interestingly, we observe that dopamine shows nonlinearity when exposed to various input laser intensity. We attribute the origin of observed nonlinearity majorly governed by saturated atomic absorption mechanism along with insignificant contribution from thermal lensing effect. Our approach is simple and robust, and our observations have opened up new avenues for investigating dopaminergic processes by utilizing its nonlinear property. This study is of immense importance to researchers in the fields of nonlinear optics, biophysics, and neuroscience.

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Sakshi Sakshi and Umakanta Tripathy "Nonlinear property of neurotransmitter dopamine probed by Z-scan technique", Proc. SPIE 11205, Seventh International Conference on Optical and Photonic Engineering (icOPEN 2019), 112052L (16 October 2019); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2542163

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