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This image is a coronal section through the main olfactory bulb of an adult male mouse.

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·August 12, 2013·2 min read

Sense of Smell: The Nose and Brain Make Quite a Team, in Disconnection

Olfactory retentivity persists at a central level, helping us to identify new odors in complex environments and memorize smells, a new study suggests.

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·December 16, 2013·3 min read

Researchers Study Alcohol Addiction Using Optogenetics

Using optogenetics, researchers obtain a better understanding of the neurochemical basis for alcohol addiction.

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·April 1, 2014·3 min read

Switching Brain Cells with Less Light

A new computer model explains how ion channels react to optogenetics.

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·April 24, 2014·3 min read

Channel Makeover Bioengineered to Switch off Neurons

Researchers bioengineer an enhancement to a cutting edge technology that provides instant control over brain circuit activity with a flash of light.

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·October 24, 2014·2 min read

Memories Get the Emotional Switch

A new study reports neurons which encode whether a memory is negative or positive can be reprogrammed to change the emotional association of the experience. Findings could have implications for future research into PTSD.

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·November 7, 2014·4 min read

Striking the Cord: Optical Control of Motor Functions

Researchers develop a highly flexible neural probe, created from polymers, which can both record and optically stimulate neural activity in the spinal cord of mice.

Image of a cultured hippocampal dentate granule cell.

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·October 30, 2015·5 min read

How Neurons Regulate Their Activity

A new study reports AIS plasticity happens quickly, influencing the way cells fire action potentials.

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·August 21, 2016·3 min read

Refining Optogenetic Methods to Map Synaptic Connections in the Brain

Researchers have optimized optogenetics to map the neural circuits of the rodent brain with single neuron resolution.

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·October 27, 2016·4 min read

Bioluminescent Sensor Causes Brain Cells to Glow in the Dark

Researchers have been able to make neurons 'glow in the dark' to help measure brain activity.

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·April 24, 2017·5 min read

Brain Circuit Enables Split Second Decision When Cues Conflict

A new study reveals the brain circuit that governs how we respond to conflicting environmental cues.

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·May 18, 2017·5 min read

Remote Control of Behavior By Optically Activating Single Neurons

Researchers report on a new method that allows linking individual neurons and brain network activity to control behavior in zebrafish.

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·September 29, 2017·4 min read

New Proton ‘Starter’ for Optogenetics

Researchers report the NsXeR protein can activate individual neurons when exposed to light.

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