Optogenetics

Controls genetically targeted cells with light-responsive proteins, such as opsin channels or pumps, enabling temporally precise perturbation of activity.

References

• Boyden, E.S., Zhang, F., Bamberg, E., Nagel, G., Deisseroth, K. "Millisecond-Timescale, Genetically Targeted Optical Control of Neural Activity." Nature Neuroscience 8, no. 9 (2005): 1263–1268.