Zebrafish as a Model for Behavior: Swimming into the Optogenetic Spotlight
Type
Blog Post
Published
July 16, 2019, 12:59 p.m.
...peak absorption wavelengths and light intensity requirements of different opsins, studies have shown that...generates periodic motor commands for rhythmic movements like spontaneous swimming. To do so, the lab expressed... behaviors, the researchers measured the tail movements of 5 day old fish. The larvae were immobilized... groups of neurons that elicited similar tail movements, they were able to narrow down the possible specific...