Holographic Targeting of Laser Beams to Individual Neurons in the Cortex (IMAGE)

University College London

Holographic Targeting of Laser Beams to Individual Neurons in the Cortex

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By co-expression of proteins for monitoring and manipulating neural activity, this allows spatiotemporal patterns of activity to be 'read out' and 'written' in the same neural circuit. This strategy may help neuroscientists to crack the neuronal code of the cortex.

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Lloyd Russell, Hausser lab, UCL

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