Potential Application of Optogenetic Stimulation in the Treatment of Pain and Migraine Headache: A Perspective from Animal Studies

Optogenetic manipulation is uniquely useful in unraveling the functional organization of neuronal circuits in the central nervous system by enabling reversible gain- or loss-of-function of discrete populations of neurons within restricted brain regions. This state-of-the-art technology can produce c...

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Main Authors: Sufang Liu, Yuanyuan Tang, Ying Xing, Phillip Kramer, Larry Bellinger, Feng Tao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-01-01
Series:Brain Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3425/9/2/26