Sara R. Fagerlie, PhD, CHCP on Mythryl: “"Optogenetics is a powerful basic research tool that gives…”

"Optogenetics is a powerful basic research tool that gives scientists a way to deftly probe living brain cells to search for the root causes of complex behaviors and devastating diseases." www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/h...

nytimes.comNobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Discoveries in Neuroscience (Gift Article)Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel were recognized for their work on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics, a technique that uses pulses of light to activate neurons in the brain.

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