Baylor College of Medicine: Researchers Discover Novel Light-Gated Potassium Channel
July 20, 2022
July 20, 2022
HOUSTON, Texas, July 20 (TNSjou) -- The Baylor College of Medicine issued the following news:
A key approach to understanding the brain is to observe the behavioral effects of turning on specific populations of neurons. One of the most popular approaches to controlling neuronal activity in model systems is called optogenetics and depends on expressing microbial light-gated channels in the neurons of interest.
These channels work as light-responsive switches, turning on . . .
A key approach to understanding the brain is to observe the behavioral effects of turning on specific populations of neurons. One of the most popular approaches to controlling neuronal activity in model systems is called optogenetics and depends on expressing microbial light-gated channels in the neurons of interest.
These channels work as light-responsive switches, turning on . . .