PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] — Neuroscientists are eagerly, but not always successfully, looking for proof that optogenetics – a celebrated technique that uses pulses of visible light to ...

Researchers at the University of Geneva, together with colleagues in Switzerland, France, the United States and Israel, describe how optogenetic control of brain cells and circuits is already steering ...

A fundamental question in neuroscience is how neuronal circuits give rise to brain function, as disruptions in these connections can lead to brain disorders. Translating the rules governing the ...

Heidelberg researchers develop computer vision technique to analyze rehabilitation process Methods from optogenetics and machine learning should help improve treatment options for stroke patients.

To understand and manipulate components of the brain, “the central challenge in neuroscience is the difficulty of controlling just one type of neuron at a time!” observed Francis Crick prophetically ...

If you want to experience bursts of illumination on the subject of optogenetic control, you should have a conversation with Gero Miesenböck, M.D., the first scientist to genetically engineer light ...

Collection 26 May 2020 Editor's choice: optogenetics Optogenetics is a method that uses light to modulate molecular events in a targeted manner in living cells or organisms. It relies on the use of ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--RetroSense Therapeutics LLC, a privately-held, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, today announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ...

Scientists at Scripps Research Institute have created a groundbreaking method to track when brain cell activity decreases or switches off after a burst of activity using a combination of optogenetics ...

A minimally invasive optogenetic technique that does not require brain implants successfully manipulated the activity of neurons in mice and monkeys, researchers report. The researchers first ...

A fundamental question in neuroscience is how neuronal networks and circuits give rise to brain function, as disruptions in these connections can lead to mental illness and brain disorders. With the ...