The age of enlightenment: Evolving opportunities in brain research through optical manipulation of neuronal activity

Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue DECEMBER 2011, 2011, Pages

  Jerome, Jason ^a   Heck, Detlef H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Caged compounds; Digital light processing; Light sensitive ion channels; Optical stimulation; Optogenetics; Spatiotemporal activity; Synchrony

Indexed keywords

GLUTAMIC ACID; RHODOPSIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN MAPPING; FIBER OPTICS; HOLOGRAPHY; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL MANIPULATION; OPTICS; PHOTON; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PYRAMIDAL NERVE CELL; REVIEW; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 84856179563     PISSN: 16625137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2011.00095     Document Type: Review

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