What is Optogenetics?
Optogenetics is a biological technology for controlling cellular activity with light. More specifically, the technology…
Neuronal Optogenetics – Controlling the Brain
Optogenetics is most commonly perceived as a neuromodulation technique targeting the brain. Indeed, one of…
Non-Neuronal Optogenetics – Unraveling Cell Signaling
After the successful application in neurosciences, it did not take long to discover that the…
Optogenetic Approaches: How does Optogenetics work?
Optogenetics makes use of a defined set of molecular approaches. In general, light stimulation leads…
Common Optogenetic Proteins
The optogenetic toolbox used in non-neuronal optogenetics consists of a variety of photoactivatable proteins and…
Optogenetic LED illumination
To regulate optogenetic tools (and all other optically controlled substances), they need to be illuminated…
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