Scientists in the US have successfully controlled glucose levels in diabetic mouse models without the need for medication. Tufts University researchers have transplanted engineered pancreatic beta ...

Optogenetics is a biological process where light-sensing molecules are added to brain cells. Credit: Shutterstock Just like plants on land, algae in water uses sunlight as an energy source. This ...

Researchers at the University of Geneva, together with colleagues in Switzerland, France, the United States and Israel, describe how optogenetic control of brain cells and circuits is already steering ...

Microbial rhodopsins widely used for optogenetics are sensitive to light in the visible spectrum. As visible light is heavily scattered and absorbed by tissue, stimulating light for optogenetic ...

米ノースウェスタン大学などに所属する研究者らがNature Neuroscienceで発表した論文「Patterned wireless transcranial optogenetics generates artificial ...

For decades microstimulation was the method of choice for activating neurons – the method proved to be reliable and accurate. That is why it is also used medically for deep brain stimulation. The ...

Introduction: Optogenetics is a rapidly developing field combining optics and genetics, with promising applications in neuroscience and beyond. However, there is currently a lack of bibliometric ...

The intricate and complex interaction between different populations of neurons in the brain has imposed limits on our ability to gain detailed understanding of synaptic transmission and its ...

Optogenetics uses light to control neurons that have been made artificially sensitive to illumination. In the lab, scientists employ viruses to introduce genes for light-sensitive proteins into ...

In a new study, researchers have found that light can be used to naturally balance a cell’s mitochondria. Scientists from the University of Cincinnati, the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and ...