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A Roadmap to Applying Optogenetics in Neuroscience

Consuelo FoisAlbrecht StrohPierre-hugues Prouvot

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Rhodopsin biosynthesismedicine.anatomical_structureComputer scienceCellmedicineOptogeneticsNeuroscience

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Optogenetics allows for the specific manipulation of the activity of genetically defined cell populations in the CNS. Yet, it requires effective gene delivery, light stimulation, and readout strategies. Here, we provide a roadmap aimed at guiding the experimenter in the process of establishing an optogenetic approach tailored to a given research hypothesis in the field of neuroscience.

https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-0470-9_9