Halorhodopsin Archives - Knowing Neurons

What do single cell green algae have to do with the state of the art of neuroscience?

February 8, 2013March 5, 2017 Ryan Jones 5 Comments Algae, Boyden, Channelrhodopsin, Deisseroth, genetically targeted optical control of neural activity, Halorhodopsin, Light, Millisecond-timescale, Multimodal fast optical interrogation of neural circuitry, Neurons, Neuroscience, Optogenetics

Well, a lot actually! Green algae, or Chlamydomonas reinhardtii to be formal, are the unicellular organisms with a unique trait that has been helping make huge advances in modern neuroscience… Read more

Neuro News Neurological and Psychiatric Disorders

Stopping seizures is as simple as turning on a light (and some genetics)

February 4, 2013March 5, 2017 Kate Fehlhaber 2 Comments 2013, Channelrhodopsin, Epilepsy, Halorhodopsin, Ivan Soltesz, Nature Communications, On-demand optogenetic control of spontaneous seizures in temporal lobe epilepsy, Opsin, Optogenetics, Temporal Lobe Epilepsy, TLE, UCI

What if you change your mind with the flip of a light switch? Over the past decade, optogenetics has become an important component of neuroscience research. By introducing genes that… Read more

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