Oct 4, 2016 · Optogenetics allows us, for the first time, to manipulate the messages that those neurons send to each other. "If you imagine the brain as this city, up until now we have been …

Jun 23, 2016 · With mental disorders affecting one in four people globally and psychiatric diseases a leading source of disability, the better understanding of the brain that advanced …

Feb 13, 2017 · Optogenetics could be a powerful tool in fighting a range of conditions from PTSD to Alzheimer's.

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Oct 10, 2016 · Find out about the promise and perils of innovations including self-driving cars, a brain-stimulating technique called optogenetics and the “internet of nanothings”.

Jun 23, 2016 · Breakthrough technologies, including “socially aware” artificial intelligence and new generation solar panels, could soon tackle the world’s most pressing challenges.

Nov 20, 2017 · By inhibiting the connection between cortical neurons and striosomes, using a technique known as optogenetics, they found that they could transform the rodents’ preference …