Edward Boyden - For the last century of neuroscience, lots of people have tried to control

For the last century of neuroscience, lots of people have tried to control neurons using all sorts of different technologies - pharmacology (drugs), electrical pulses, and so on. But none of these technologies are precise. With optogenetics, we can aim light at a single cell, or a set of cells, and turn just that set of cells on or off.

- Edward Boyden

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topic: Pharmacology