This document discusses recent advances in neural activity imaging techniques. It describes a single-session FDG-PET method that can generate activation maps showing dynamic changes in regional brain metabolism. It also discusses improvements to genetically encoded calcium indicators like GCaMP6 that enable ultrasensitive detection of neuronal activity at subcellular resolution using optical imaging. Finally, it proposes a simple experiment using AAV delivery of GCaMP6 and dynamic optical imaging to study epileptogenesis in rodents.