Optogenetics, the intersection between physics and neuroscience: Light stimulation of neurons in physiological conditions

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 307, Issue 11, 2014, Pages R1292-R1302

  Deng, Wei ^a   Goldys, Ewa M ^a   Farnham, Melissa M J ^b   Pilowsky, Paul M ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b HEART RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Light stimulation; Neurons; Optogenetics; Physiological conditions

Indexed keywords

PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; COCHLEA PROSTHESIS; COCHLEAR NERVE; DIODE LASER; DNA MODIFICATION; ENERGY; FACIAL NERVE; GENETIC ENGINEERING; HEART MUSCLE CELL; HUMAN; ILLUMINATION; LASER PULSE WIDTH; LASER REPETITION RATE; LASER SPOT SIZE; LASER WAVELENGTH; LIGHT; LIGHT EMITTING DIODE; LIGHT ENERGY; LIGHT RELATED PHENOMENA; LIGHT SCATTERING; MOTOR NERVE; NERVE CELL STIMULATION; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; NEUROPROSTHESIS; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; OPTOGENETICS; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PHYSICS; RETINA CELL; SCIATIC NERVE; SENSORY NERVE; SOLID STATE LASER; TEMPERATURE; VESTIBULAR NERVE; ANIMAL; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; LIGHT; NEURONS; NEUROSCIENCES; OPTOGENETICS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHYSICS;

EID: 84914123847     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00072.2014     Document Type: Article

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