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optogenetics  

Definition(s)

  • "Optogenetic technology combines genetic targeting of specific neurons or proteins with optical technology for imaging or control of the targets within intact, living neural circuits." (Deisseroth et al., 2006, p. 10380).

Broader concept(s)

Synonym(s)

  • optogenetic stimulation

Bibliographic citation(s)

  • • Deisseroth, K., Feng, G., Majewska, A. K., Miesenböck, G., Ting, A., & Schnitzer, M. J. (2006). Next-generation optical technologies for illuminating genetically targeted brain circuits. Journal of Neuroscience, 26(41), 10380–10386. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3863-06.2006

    [Study type: literature review / Access: open]

  • • ​Mudiayi, D., Wong, S., & Gruber, A. (2015). Optogenetics. In J. D. Wright (Ed.), International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences (Second Edition) (p. 268–273). Oxford: Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-08-097086-8.55060-0

    [Study type: literature review / Access: closed]

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  • Frank Arnould

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/P66-CT8NQP8K-R

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