Light-Controlled Modulation and Analysis of Neuronal Functions

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: acetylcholine; astrocyte; astrocytes; azobenzene; behavior; Biology, life sciences; brain slices; brainwave; c-fos; Ca2+ indicators; calcium activity; calcium channel; calcium in vivo imaging; calcium transient; calcium/calmodulin positive pyramidal neurons; channelrhodopsin-2; cognitive maps; CoroNa Green; CRY2; dopamine; ENaC; enhanced sampling; fear memory; genetically encoded biosensors; GPCR; hippocampal neurons; homology modeling; in vivo electrophysiology; intracellular chloride; intracellular pH; ion channels; ligand-gated ion channels; Mathematics and Science; molecular docking; molecular dynamics; multiple regression with interaction and simple slopes analysis; n/a; neural plasticity; neural progenitor cell; neural stem cell; neurogenesis; neuromuscular junction; neurotransmitter release; nicotinic receptor; opto-α1-adrenoreceptor; optogenetic; optogenetics; optopharmacology; parietal association cortex; Parkinson′s disease; parvalbumin-positive interneurons; patch-clamp; pH and Cl− transporters; phosphoinositides; photochromism; photopharmacology; photoswitch; photoswitchable ligands; PIP2; place cells; place fields; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; Research and information: general; sodium channel; transgenic mice; tropomyosin kinase receptor B; two-photon imaging; V1/visual cortex; voltage-gated ion channels; zebrafish; α-synuclein

Contemporary research has been enriched by new directions in which light plays a key role as a tool for the modulation of cellular activity and the invasive monitoring of intracellular ions and other components. The progress in molecular biology, imaging techniques and other modern technologies has...