All are basing their work on a research tool in neuroscience called optogenetics, a form of gene therapy that delivers ...

Using advanced tools such as optogenetics, which uses light to control cells, the researchers uncovered that stimulating CINs in animal models of chronic alcohol exposure produced an altered ...

Researchers uncovered how zebrafish detect colors using photoreceptor cells in the pineal gland. The protein parapinopsin 1 ...

Scientists recently uncovered new insights into how alcohol disrupts the brain's ability to adapt and learn. A study published in the journal Science Advances found that chronic alcohol exposure ...

The man was treated with a type of therapy called optogenetics, which uses the proteins to control cells at the back of his eye. He first knew it was working when he realised he could see the ...

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