Optogenetics principle

Researchers at Stanford University used light to influence the brain of mice, making a mouse with Parkinson's disease stand up again and even walk again. They call this technology optogenetics (light stimulation plus genetic engineering/optogenetics).

The key point of this technology is that scientists must inject a plant gene into mice in advance, which can respond sensitively to the stimulation of different colors of light and infect similar cells through spontaneous characteristics.

Brief introduction of optogenetics

Optogenetics is a kind of cell that researchers use a new light control method to select and open an organism. This also helps scientists to solve a long-standing problem, that is, to study the special functions of some neurons in the spinal cord.

Optogenetics)-Combining genetic engineering with light to manipulate the activities of single nerve cells, discovering how the brain produces gamma oscillations and providing new evidence for their role in regulating brain functions will help to develop new therapies for a series of brain-related diseases.