Title :
Optogenetics: Molecular and optical tools for controlling life with light
Author :
Boyden, Edward S.
Author_Institution :
Depts. of Biol. Eng. & Brain & Cognitive Sci., McGovern Inst., Cambridge, MA, USA
Abstract :
Optogenetic tools are genetically-encoded reagents that, when expressed in specific neurons in the brain, enable their electrical activity to be precisely controlled in response to millisecond timescale pulses of light.
Keywords :
bio-optics; bioelectric phenomena; brain; genetics; neurophysiology; optical control; brain; electrical activity; genetically-encoded reagents; millisecond timescale light pulses; optogenetics; Biomedical optical imaging; In vivo; Mice; Neurons; Optical fibers; Optical sensors; Protons;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics (CLEO), 2013 Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Jose, CA
