Optogenetics has transformed studies of neural circuit function, but remains challenging to apply in non-human primates (NHPs). A major challenge is delivering intense and spatially precise patterned photostimulation across large volumes in deep tissue. Here, we have developed and validated the Utah Optrode Array (UOA) to meet this critical need. The UOA is a 10×10 glass waveguide array bonded to an electrically-addressable μLED array. electrophysiology and immediate early gene (c-fos) immunohistochemistry demonstrated the UOA allows for large-scale spatiotemporally precise neuromodulation of deep tissue in macaque primary visual cortex. Specifically, the UOA permits both focal (single layers or columns), and large-scale (across multiple layers or columns) photostimulation of deep cortical layers, simply by varying the number of simultaneously activated μLEDs and/or the light irradiance. These results establish the UOA as a powerful tool for studying targeted neural populations within single or across multiple deep layers in complex NHP circuits.
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