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New tool offers snapshots of neuron activity

June 26, 2017
… that would allow the targeted neurons to be controlled by  optogenetics , or new proteins called DREADDS that allow … >> Read more Research Article neurotechnology , FLARE , optogenetics Print Share … offers snapshots of neuron activity neurotechnology FLARE optogenetics Activity Sensors Optogenetics Brain Imaging …

Open technology platform enables new versatility for neuroscience research with more naturalistic behavior

November 13, 2024
… if we need to do experiments that combined things like optogenetics, imaging, tetrode electrophysiology, and … Medical Institute. Research Article Electrophysiology , optogenetics , neurotechnology Print Share Related Articles … research with more naturalistic behavior Electrophysiology optogenetics neurotechnology Neural Signal Processing …

A single memory is stored across many connected brain regions

April 11, 2022
… controllable with flashes of light (a technique called “optogenetics”). The researchers then applied light flashes to … Neural Signal Processing Tissue Processing Neural Circuits Optogenetics …

Scientists identify neurons devoted to social memory

September 29, 2016
… or stimulate these memories by using a technique known as optogenetics to manipulate the cells that carry these memory … The researchers set out to test this hypothesis using optogenetics: By engineering neurons of the ventral CA1 to … researchers were able to “re-awaken” these memories using optogenetics. In one experiment, when the test mouse first …

BRAIN grant will fund new tools to study astrocytes

August 27, 2019
… for astrocytes a technology Boyden co-invented called optogenetics. Optogenetics changes cells to become responsive to flashes of visible light. Widely applied in neurons, optogenetics alters genes that regulate whether neurons … cortex motor cortex astrocytes astrocyte CRISPR/Cas9 Optogenetics Genetic Engineering Glia Arousal Control …

Study finds the circuits that may help you keep your cool

January 14, 2019

MIT scientists discover fundamental rule of brain plasticity

June 22, 2018
… to be activated by light flashes, a technique called “optogenetics.” Spines respond to scenes Two-photon imaging of … more Research Article plasticity , synaptic plasticity , optogenetics , visual cortex , visual system , vision , … rule of brain plasticity plasticity synaptic plasticity optogenetics visual cortex visual system vision monocular …

When a task adds more steps, this circuit helps you notice

August 05, 2022
… to be suppressed by flashes of light (a technique called “optogenetics”) they could precisely control when the ACC went … study. Research Article cortex , motor cortex , behavior , optogenetics Print Share Related Articles Many Mechanisms of … this circuit helps you notice cortex motor cortex behavior optogenetics Neural Circuits Motivation and Behavior Learning …

Three from MIT elected to the National Academy of Sciences

May 01, 2019

MIT neuroscientists build case for new theory of memory formation

October 23, 2017
… could be artificially retrieved using a technique known as optogenetics. The researchers have dubbed these memory cells … new theory of memory formation engram Learning and Memory Optogenetics Neural Circuits …

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