A wirelessly powered and controlled device for optical neural control of freely-behaving animals

Optogenetics, the ability to use light to activate and silence specific neuron types within neural networks in vivo and in vitro, is revolutionizing neuroscientists' capacity to understand how defined neural circuit elements contribute to normal and pathological brain functions. Typically, awak...

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Main Authors: Wentz, Christian T. (Contributor), Bernstein, Jacob G. (Contributor), Monahan, Patrick Erin (Contributor), Guerra, Alexander (Contributor), Rodriguez, Alex (Contributor), Boyden, Edward Stuart (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Biological Engineering (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (Contributor), Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Media Laboratory (Contributor), McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT (Contributor)
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Language:English
Published: Institute of Physics Publishing, 2013-08-12T20:32:40Z.
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