Cal-Light: Calcium and Light Gated Switch System (VIDEO)

Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

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Researchers at Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience developed a tool to identify and control neurons. The new technique, called Calcium and Light-Induced Gene Handling Toolkit or "Cal-Light," allows researchers to observe and manipulate the neural activities underlying behavior with never-before-seen specificity, hopefully allowing researchers to identify causality between neuronal activity and behavior.

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Max Planck Florida Institute for Neuroscience

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