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Optogenetics Gives 'Read-Write' Access to Brain

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Combining two light-based techniques has enabled researchers at University College London to both observe and control brain activity in mice. The approach involves simultaneous two-photon optogenetic activation of a red-shifted opsin in multiple neurons, as well as high-resolution brain network imaging via genetically encoded calcium indicator. “Combining reading and writing of activity in the same neurons in the intact brain could revolutionize how neuroscientists can interact with and understand brain activity,” said professor Dr. Michael Hausser. Six neurons...Read full article

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    Published: December 2014
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    optogenetics
    A discipline that combines optics and genetics to enable the use of light to stimulate and control cells in living tissue, typically neurons, which have been genetically modified to respond to light. Only the cells that have been modified to include light-sensitive proteins will be under control of the light. The ability to selectively target cells gives researchers precise control. Using light to control the excitation, inhibition and signaling pathways of specific cells or groups of...
    Research & TechnologyEuropeEnglandUniversity College LondonoptogeneticsMichael HausserAdam PackerBiophotonicsBioScanTech Pulse

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