Dan, Weber and their colleagues chose a powerful technique called optogenetics to study these REM - related GABAergic neurons in the medulla. (sciencedaily.com)
At nighttime between the two days, scientists introduced artificial thalamic spindles in some of the mice using a light - based technique called optogenetics. (sciencedaily.com)
In this web exclusive, the author offers a longer version of his December 2010 Scientific American article on how researchers can probe how the nervous system works in unprecedented detail, using a technique called optogenetics (scientificamerican.com)