A Primer on Optogenetics: Introduction and Opsin Delivery
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...inhibition of action potential generation. Archaerhodopsin (Arch) is activated at a similar spectrum as HR... the first time in the history of neuroscience research we have a technology that allows us to show causality...discarded but clearly we are in an era of neuroscience research where optogenetics will be a standard tool used...the National Institutes of Drug Abuse Intramural Research Program (NIH-NIDA IRP), with the stated goal of...they can be used is to consult the many primary research papers that have been published at this point....through hydrogen ion efflux; evidence suggests that Arch may more effectively silence neurons than HR.
Delivering...construct using stereotaxic surgery is a neuroscience research technique often used beyond just optogenetics....