Gene therapy – Knowing Neurons

Seeing Invisible Colors

July 1, 2015March 5, 2017 Joel Frohlich Blue, Cataract, Color, Cone, Eye, Frank Jackson, Gene therapy, Green, Lens, Light, Mantis Shrimp, Perception, Photoreceptor, Red, Retina, Ultraviolet, UV, Vision

What would the world be like without color? Imagine you are a neurophysiologist, who studies color perception. You know that light is a wave and that humans perceive color according… Read more

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Turning On A “Photoswitch” Helps Blind Mice See The Light

March 5, 2014March 5, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber 2014, Blind, Cis, DENAQ, Dirk Trauner, Endorphins, G-protein coupled receptor, Ganglion cell, Gene therapy, GPCR, Neuron, Pain, Photoisomerization, Photoreceptor, Photoswitch, Retinal, Retinal prosthesis, Richard Kramer, See, Senses, Stem cell, Trans, Vision

Our senses connect us to the world. Your visual system lets you know that there is a yellow car ahead of you, and your auditory system lets you know that… Read more