A history of optogenetics: the development of tools for controlling brain circuits with light
Understanding how different kinds of neuron in the brain work together to implement sensations, feelings, thoughts, and movements, and how deficits in specific kinds of neuron result in brain diseases, has long been a priority in basic and clinical neuroscience. ...
F1000 Biol Rep . 2011 May 3;3:11. doi: 10.3410/B3-11 A history of optogenetics: the development of tools for controlling brain circuits with light Edward S Boyden Edward S Boyden 1 Media Lab, McGovern Institute, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Department of Biological Engineering, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA Find articles by Edward S Boyden 1, ✉ Author information Article notes Copyright and License information 1 Media Lab, McGovern Institute, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences and Department of Biological Engineering, MIT, 77 Massachusetts Ave
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