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The Heart Can Directly Influence Our Emotions
Researchers find that an increased heart rate can induce anxiety in mice, given the right context.
The Heart Can Directly Influence Our Emotions
The Heart Can Directly Influence Our Emotions

Researchers find that an increased heart rate can induce anxiety in mice, given the right context.

Researchers find that an increased heart rate can induce anxiety in mice, given the right context.

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Here Comes Single-Cell Optogenetics
Ruth Williams | Mar 1, 2018 | 3 min read
A new protein may allow researchers to home in on individual neurons, determining their activity minute by minute.
Negative Thinking
Amanda B. Keener | Oct 1, 2015 | 2 min read
Researchers uncover the first light-controlled negative-ion channels in algae, and they are fast.
The Birth of Optogenetics
Edward S. Boyden | Jul 1, 2011 | 10+ min read
An account of the path to realizing tools for controlling brain circuits with light.
OPSINS: Tools of the trade
Edward S. Boyden | Jul 1, 2011 | 1 min read
The optogenetic toolset is composed of genetically encoded molecules that, when targeted to specific neurons in the brain, enable the electrical activity of those neurons to be driven or silenced by light. 
Optogenetics: A Light Switch for Neurons
Edward S. Boyden | Jul 1, 2011 | 1 min read
This animation illustrates optogenetics—a radical new technology for controlling brain activity with light. 
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