The Science Behind the Nobel-Winning Technology That Controls Neurons With Light
Optogenetics revolutionized neuroscience, but its origins come from an entirely brainless organism—an alga.
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Optogenetics revolutionized neuroscience, but its origins come from an entirely brainless organism—an alga.
US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded for their work.
The entire field of optogenetics traces back to light-seeking algae.
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Optogenetics revolutionized neuroscience, but its origins come from an entirely brainless organism—an alga.
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were recognized for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, a technique that uses pulses of light to activate…
The entire field of optogenetics traces back to light-seeking algae.