# Acquisition Hippocampal neurons were imaged using Zeiss LSM780/880 confocal microscopes and 63X (high-resolution in-situ hybridization samples) and 40X (CaMKIIalpha protein, immunofluorescence samples) oil objectives (NA 1.4). Z-stacks spanning the entire volume of neurons were obtained. # Channels mRNA images with 4 channels * Ch1 = DAPI (nucleus) * Ch2 = n/a * Ch3 = MAP2 (dendritic arbor) * Ch4 = Camk2a mRNA in-situ (Panomics) Protein images with 3 channels * Ch1 = Camk2a antibody * Ch2 = DAPI (nucleus) * Ch3 = MAP2 (dendritic arbor)