Saturday, May 02, 2020

Deep Brain Optogenetic Control Without Implants

Recommendable! This could be a breakthrough! The operative phrase her is "without implants"!

"Scientists have created a light-responsive opsin so sensitive that even when engineered into cells deep within tissue it can respond to an external light stimulus, according to a report in Neuron yesterday (April 30). Experiments in mice and macaques showed that shining blue light on the surface of the skull or brain was sufficient to activate opsin-expressing neurons six millimeters deep."

Deep Brain Optogenetic Control Without Implants | The Scientist Magazine® Engineering an ultra-sensitive light-activated ion channel into brain cells allows for the control of neurons in live animals without a brain-implanted light source.

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