Non-invasive activation of optogenetic actuators

• Main Authors: Birkner, Elisabeth, Berglund, Ken, Klein, Marguerita E., Augustine, George J., Hochgeschwender, Ute
• Other Authors: Hirschberg, Henry
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Science::Medicine
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/98831; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19617
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The manipulation of genetically targeted neurons with light (optogenetics) continues to provide unprecedented avenues into studying the function of the mammalian brain. However, potential translation into the clinical arena faces a number of significant hurdles, foremost among them the need for inse...