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The image shows a zebrafish with optical fiber coming out of its head.

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·November 20, 2014·3 min read

A Neural Basis for Avoiding Threats

Using optogenetics, researchers identify a neural pathway which makes helps make learning to avoid unpleasant situations possible.

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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.

This image shows the researchers and equipment used for the experiment.

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·October 20, 2014·4 min read

Researchers Untangle the Biological Effects of Blue Light

Melanopsin and S-cones battle for control of the pupil under blue light.

This image shows a brain slice of the hippocampus.

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·October 9, 2014·2 min read

Erasing Memory With Light

Using optogenetics, researchers erase specific memories in mice.

The image shows Archer1 fluorescence in a cultured rat hippocampal neuron.

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·September 19, 2014·7 min read

Sensing Neuronal Activity With Light

Researchers have developed a new way of mapping neural networks in living organisms.

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·September 12, 2014·4 min read

Tipping the Balance of Behavior

Researchers discover antagonistic neuron populations in the amygdala of mice which controls whether the animals engage in social behavior or asocial repetitive self grooming.

This image shows a brain slice of a mouse hippocampus.

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·September 4, 2014·4 min read

Scientists Reveal Complexity in the Brain’s Wiring Diagram

Researchers report the brain's wiring is more complex that previously thought.

This image shows neurons from a mouse motor cortex, stained green.

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·August 27, 2014·4 min read

Study Shows How Movement Affects Hearing

Using a combination of techniques, researcher reveal how the motor cortex can suppress activity in the auditory cortex.

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·August 24, 2014·4 min read

Driving Brain Rhythm Makes Mice More Sensitive to Touch

Using optogenetics, researchers endow mice with greater touch sensitivity.

This image shows the habenula region from a D2-eGFP (green) transgenic mouse stained for calbindin (red) and DAPI (blue) to show nuclei.

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·August 21, 2014·3 min read

Scientists Discover Area of Brain Responsible for Exercise Motivation

Researchers report the dorsal medial habenula could control a person's motivation to exercise.

The image shows the outline of a head with lights shooting out from the brain.

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·August 18, 2014·5 min read

Targeted Brain Stimulation Aids Stroke Recovery in Mice

Using optogenetics to stimulate mice brains five days after a stroke helped improve motor control and brain chemistry, researchers report.

The image shows a drawing of two mice with their brains exposed.

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·August 14, 2014·4 min read

Scientists Use Lasers to Control Mouse Brain Switchboard

A new optogenetics study could be a breakthrough in understanding how the TRN influences consciousness.

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