INFRARED NEURAL STIMULATION OF THALAMOCORTICAL BRAIN SLICES IN VITRO

Neural stimulation using infrared light has recently been characterized as a novel method to stimulate peripheral nerves without touching, causing damage, or inducing an electrical stimulation artifact. Infrared neural stimulation (INS) has not been previously achieved in the brain due to the comple...

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Main Author: Cayce, Jonathan Matthew
Other Authors: E. Duco Jansen
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: VANDERBILT 2008
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Online Access:http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu//available/etd-03312008-114140/