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Light Can Manipulate the Nervous System

November 13th, 2008 · No Comments

A FEW years ago researchers found a way to create a remotely controlled on-off switch in a neuron by inserting a light-sensitive gene into the nerve cell. Now the same technique has been used experimentally in laboratory rats in a study that could help with spinal-cord injuries. Read more here

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