Light-activated Compound Silences Nerves, May One Day Help Epileptics (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Light-activated Compound Silences Nerves, May One Day Help Epileptics

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A compound that halts nerve cell activity only when exposed to light glows in this image of two nerve cells. Scientists hope the compound will one day be adapted for use as an epilepsy treatment.

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Washington University School of Medicine

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