FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·August 14, 2014·4 min readScientists Use Lasers to Control Mouse Brain SwitchboardA new optogenetics study could be a breakthrough in understanding how the TRN influences consciousness.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 30, 2014·4 min readNoninvasive Brain ControlResearchers have developed the first light sensitive molecule which enables neurons to be silenced noninvasively.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·June 26, 2014·4 min readControlling Movement with LightResearchers demonstrate they can control muscle movement by applying optogenetics.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 20, 2014·7 min readSeeing the Inner Workings of the Brain Made Easier by New TechniqueResearchers improve on their original technique for peering into the intact brain.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 19, 2014·6 min readScientists Tie Social Behavior to Activity in Specific Brain CircuitUsing optogenetics, researchers link a particular brain circuit to social interaction in mice.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·June 2, 2014·3 min readShining a Light on MemoryUsing optogenetics, researchers have been able to inactivate and then reactivate memory in genetically engineered rats.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·May 28, 2014·3 min readTiming Is EverythingResearchers show how the brain re-wires and fine tunes its connections differently, depending on the relative timing of sensory information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 24, 2014·3 min readChannel Makeover Bioengineered to Switch off NeuronsResearchers bioengineer an enhancement to a cutting edge technology that provides instant control over brain circuit activity with a flash of light.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 24, 2014·2 min readResearchers Find Neural Signature for Mistake CorrectionResearchers capture a brain signal underlying memory transfer.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience VideosPsychology·April 17, 2014·4 min readJump Starting Natural Resilience Reverses Stress SusceptibilityResearchers trace a vulnerability in depression like behaviors in mice to out of balance activity in neurons.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 7, 2014·2 min readSwitching Off Anxiety with LightResearchers demonstrate an ability to modulate mouse emotional behavior using light activated receptors.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·April 7, 2014·3 min readResearchers Identify Key Cells in Touch SensationResearchers use optogenetics to determine Merkel cells can sense touch.Read More
