0 a process in which genes for proteins that react to light are added to cells, other proteins, etc. in order to study and control those cells or proteins :
Optogenetics is a technology that allows you to turn specific neurons on and off in the brain by genetic targeting.
Using optogenetics, the scientists then briefly disabled a part of the brain as rats approached the crossroad.
Optogenetics is a method that uses light to modulate molecular events in a targeted manner in living cells or organisms.
Using a technology called optogenetics in mice, scientists found that the thalamus also sustains the ability to distinguish types of information.
Deisseroth's team had pioneered the use of light pulses to control brain circuitry in animals genetically engineered to be light-responsive – optogenetics.
