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All-optical electrophysiology in mammalian neurons using engineered microbial rhodopsins | Nature Methods

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A combination of a sensitive blue light–gated channelrhodopsin actuator and red-shifted Arch-based voltage sensors allows all-optical electrophysiology without cross-talk in cultured neurons or brain slices.

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