Optogenetics: Molecular and Optical Tools for Controlling Life with Light

Optogenetics: Molecular and Optical Tools for Controlling Life with Light

Optogenetic tools are genetically-encoded reagents that, when targeted to specific brain cells, enable their activity to be controlled by light. These tools are having broad impact on science, and may serve clinical roles as well. 150-word Biography: Ed Boyden is Associate Professor of Biological En...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Boyden, Edward (Author)
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. Media Laboratory (Contributor), McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT (Contributor), Program in Media Arts and Sciences (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (Contributor), Boyden, Edward Stuart (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Optical Society, 2015-04-01T18:46:20Z.
Subjects:
Article
Online Access:Get fulltext

Internet

Get fulltext

Similar Items