Silencing the brain with light
SOURCE: DIGG • 2010-01-07
TOPICS:
Medical Terms • Neurology • Epilepsy • Neuron • Pain • Brain • Health_medical_pharma
[161 diggs @ General Sciences] MIT neuroengineers find a new way to quickly and reversibly shut off neurons with multiple colors of light, which could lead to new treatments for epilepsy and chronic pain.
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