Optogenetics is a new field of research that introduces light-sensitive proteins into cells in a genetically targeted manner, for example, to obtain information on signalling pathways and the function ...

This news release is available in German. FRANKFURT. Optogenetics is a new field of research that introduces light-sensitive proteins into cells in a genetically targeted manner, for example, to ...

The first low-cost, easy-to-use optogenetics hardware platform will let biologists who have little or no training in engineering or software design incorporate optogenetics testing in their labs. The ...

Scientists often rely on expensive and custom equipment to conduct experiments, which leads to longer queues and less testing time than they’d like. Fortunately, ingenuity thrives under such pressure.

The European Research Council (ERC) is providing 10 million euros in funding for an interdisciplinary, collaborative project in the structural and biophysical analysis of selected photoreceptors and ...

The optogenetic revolution is transforming neuroscience. The dramatic recent progress in using light to both control and read out neural activity has highlighted the need for better probes, improved ...

Recently, brain researchers have gained a powerful new way to troubleshoot neural circuits associated with depression, Parkinson's disease and other conditions in small animals such as rats. They use ...

Neuropixels Opto is a single probe combining electrophysiology and optogenetics that simultaneously records and controls ...

When Edward Boyden was helping develop a tool to turn neurons on and off with light at Stanford a decade ago, he had a strong feeling it would spread far and wide. Even so, he’s been surprised by how ...

This groundbreaking neurotechnology allows scientists to activate neurons with light, opening new frontiers in brain research ...

STANFORD, Calif. — Recently, brain researchers have gained a powerful new way to troubleshoot neural circuits associated with depression, Parkinson's disease and other conditions in small animals such ...