04/05/2013
Rachael Moeller Gorman
Specialized cells in your brain help you figure out where you are, but how are those cells connected to the rest of your brain? Optogenetics sheds some light. Learn more...
03/27/2013
Lauren Arcuri Ware
The Brain Activity Map Project backed by President Obama has gained a lot of attention, but many scientists question whether the project’s goals are overreaching. Which newly emerging...
11/20/2012
Jim Kling
To pinpoint the neural pathway responsible for motivation in rats, researchers turn to optogenetics.
10/10/2012
Caitlin Smith
Can brain disorders really be treated with light and a few ion channels? Caitlin Smith looks at how advances in optogenetics are closing the gap between lab and clinic.
08/15/2012
Andrew S. Wiecek
There’s a storm brewing at Harvard’s Center for Brain Science, where researchers are applying super-resolution microscopy to neuroimaging. This is how Melike Lakadamyali found herself in...
08/15/2012
Andrew S. Wiecek
There’s a storm brewing at Harvard’s Center for Brain Science, where researchers are applying super-resolution microscopy to neuroimaging. This is how Melike Lakadamyali found herself in...
07/30/2012
Jesse Jenkins
For the first time, researchers have used optogenetics to control the behavior of primates.
01/18/2011
Julie Manoharan
Optogenetic researchers have discovered neurons that regulate eating behavior in mice.
12/27/2010
The Editors
Wind down 2010 with a look at the top 5 methods-specific newsletters stories for 2010, as chosen by the Editors.
11/16/2010
Julie Manoharan
Optogenetics is transforming how scientists study neural activation. Julie Manoharan shines a light on several research groups using optogenetics to better understand the neurophysiology of drug...
