Coherent Control in an Optogenetic Neuron (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Coherent Control in an Optogenetic Neuron

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Illinois researchers used ultrafast pulses of tailored light to make neurons fire in different patterns, the first example of coherent control in a living cell.

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Image courtesy of Stephen Boppart, University of Illinois

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