Fields
Optogenetics
Optogenetics uses light to control genetically targeted cells, most prominently neurons. It has transformed neuroscience by enabling precise, reversible manipulation of neural circuits to map their roles in behavior and disease.
Details
- Avg Funding
- $540K
- Key Technologies
- Light-Sensitive OpsinsFiber PhotometryTwo-Photon MicroscopyImplantable LED ArraysViral Gene Delivery
- Subfields
- Channelrhodopsin EngineeringCircuit NeuroscienceOptical Control of SignalingBehavioral OptogeneticsAll-Optical Physiology
- Top Institutions
- StanfordMITJanelia Research CampusETH ZurichMax Planck Society