Optogenetics turns 10

It has been a decade since researchers first showed they could control neurons with light. takes a look at the technique that changed how we study the brain.

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Published inBioTechniques Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 8 - 11
Main Author Perkel, Jeffrey M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England Future Science Ltd 01.07.2014
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Animals
Brain - physiology
Channelrhodopsins
Drosophila - physiology
Drosophila Proteins - metabolism
Humans
Light
Memory
Neurons - physiology
Optogenetics - instrumentation
Optogenetics - methods
Rats
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Summary:It has been a decade since researchers first showed they could control neurons with light. takes a look at the technique that changed how we study the brain.
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ISSN:0736-6205
1940-9818
DOI:10.2144/000114186