Optogenetics : tools for controlling and monitoring neuronal activity /

• Other Authors: Knöpfel, Thomas, 1959-, Boyden, Edward S.
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam : Elsevier, 2012.
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Series: Progress in brain research ; v. 196.
• Subjects: Neurophysiology.; Neurons.; MEDICAL > Neuroscience.; PSYCHOLOGY > Neuropsychology.; Neural Pathways > physiology.; Opsins > genetics.; Electronic books.

Optogenetics is a fast-growing field concerning the invention, and use, of molecules that are genetically expressed in cells, and then either report on cellular physiology in optical form, or enable control of specific pathways in cells when actuated by light. This book reviews the current state, as...