Philipp Gutruf and Jokubas Ausra with an optogenetic device. (IMAGE)

University of Arizona College of Engineering

Philipp Gutruf and Jokubas Ausra with an optogenetic device.

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Philipp Gutruf (left) and Jokubas Ausra and team are creating new tools for a method called optogenetics, which shines light at specific neurons in the brain to excite or suppress activity. The goal is to better understand how the brain works, allowing scientists to develop and test potential cures for illnesses such as neurodegenerative diseases.

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