Important Considerations in Optogenetics Behavioral Experiments
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Blog Post
Published
Oct. 1, 2015, 2:30 p.m.
...subsequent, repeated activation), this is an approximation of reward or the sense of pleasure that the ...EthoVision.
Consult the literature to find all the applications of optogenetics relevant to your field. Ultimately...behavior, certain technical considerations still apply.
Testing stimulation
First, In lieu of electrophysiology...stimulate them for 30min to an hour and observe what happens. You never know how stimulation of a particular...optimization, turn on the laser and watch what happens. Who knows, you may observe something that could... discovery.
Monitoring behavioral output
The appropriate behavioral readout for your optogenetics experiment...brain region that may be important in memory, an appropriate behavioral test might be contextual fear conditioning...