optogenetics

Stimulating dopamine neurons in adolescent mice rescued cognitive deficits associated with future development of neuropsychiatric disorders.

Activating specific neurons using light helped scientists establish a causal link between improved sleep and diminished signs of Alzheimer’s disease in mice.

Scientists employ optogenetic tools to understand how the brain recovers from damage and generates sensory experiences.

Researchers are developing gene and cell therapies and prosthetics to help patients with blindness regain some vision. The first major prosthetic, the Argus II, was just discontinued. Where will the field go from here?