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Controlling Individual Brain Cells with Optogenetics
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Optogenetics allows for the control of specific pattern of activities in individual brain cells, which has expanded to controlling over hundreds of specified single cells in the brain. In one case, an opsin was given to a blind person to allow for light sensitivity.
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Optogenetics allows for the control of individual brain cells and can manipulate perception and behavior in mice.
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Summary
Optogenetics allows for the control of individual brain cells and can manipulate perception and behavior in mice. While currently in the initial stages, advancements in this technology suggest promising future capabilities.
ChapterControlling Individual Brain Cells with Optogenetics
Episode#274 – Karl Deisseroth: Depression, Schizophrenia, and Psychiatry
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
In a study over ten years ago, optogenetic tools were used to control the activity of cells in the retina, and a recent study has shown that optical control is able to turn on or off individual cells in blind individuals suffering from retinal degeneration syndrome.
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Summary
In a study over ten years ago, optogenetic tools were used to control the activity of cells in the retina, and a recent study has shown that optical control is able to turn on or off individual cells in blind individuals suffering from retinal degeneration syndrome.
ChapterControlling Individual Brain Cells with Optogenetics
Episode#274 – Karl Deisseroth: Depression, Schizophrenia, and Psychiatry
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Research is being done to use electrical signals to stimulate and collect electrical signals from specific cells in the brain that cause symptoms of mental illness.
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Research is being done to use electrical signals to stimulate and collect electrical signals from specific cells in the brain that cause symptoms of mental illness. This information could lead to the development of more targeted medications and brain stimulation treatments.