Despite recent advances in optogenetics, it remains challenging to manipulate gene expression in specific populations of...
Techniques
Cal-Light: a calcium and light gated switch system to label and...
Read more here. Original Publication: Lee, D., Hyun, J.H., Jung, K., Hannan, P., and Kwon, H.-B. (2017). A calcium- and...
New tool to identify and control neurons
Researchers at Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience develop a technique to visualize and control the neural...
Shining light on neuromodulator function with iTango
Researchers develop a light-sensitive technique to visualize and manipulate neuromodulation with unprecedented spatial and...
iTango: New technique studies neuromodulation in real time
Researchers develop a light-sensitive technique to visualize and manipulate neuromodulation with unprecedented spatial and...
LIVE: Emmanuelle Charpentier at Sunposium 2017 – The...
This presentation was live streamed on February 14th, 2:45-3:45PM EST. It will not be available after that...
A viral strategy for targeting and manipulating interneurons...
A fundamental impediment to understanding the brain is the availability of inexpensive and robust methods for targeting...
Simultaneous dual-color fluorescence lifetime imaging with novel...
We describe a red-shifted fluorescence resonance energy transfer (FRET) pair optimized for dual-color fluorescence...
NIH Awards $1.4 Million to MPFI and NYU Scientists supporting...
Work will focus on developing new optogenetic technologies to understand learning and memory functions A $1.4 million...
Refining optogenetic methods to map synaptic connections in the...
Researchers at the Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience are optimizing optogenetic methods for circuit mapping...