Optogenetics - Viral Vectors 101

Optogenetics has changed how neuroscientists study the brain. It provides a fast and precise method for controlling neurons using light. But how can light be used to control a neuron inside a functioning brain inside a living organism? Find out in this Addgene Viral Vectors 101 video!

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0:00 Intro
0:25 Opsins
1:18 How Neurons Fire
2:41 Opsin Delivery
3:20 Why Optogenetics?

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Written, Directed, Designed, and Videographed by: Maya Peters Kostman
Edited, Narrated, and Sound Designed by: Quintin Marcelino
Music by: Coyote Hearing